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© Gaby GersterA difficult setting for banks
In a speech he gave in Frankfurt am Main, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann stated that it was indeed appropriate to make the regulation of the banking sector more stringent as a lesson learned from the financial crisis. However, he added that a further tightening (Basel IV) was not on the agenda. He also refuted the accusation that Germany was saving too much and investing too little.
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© Monty Rakusen / Getty ImagesStrong growth in the German economy
13.05.2016 DE
According to the calculations of the Federal Statistical Office, the German economy grew by 0.7 % in the first three months of 2016, with households and general government being the main drivers. In April, consumer prices fell for the first time since January 2015.
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© Gaby GersterWeidmann: "Align action and liability more closely in the euro area"
In a speech in Rome Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann pointed out that, in order to permanently stabilise the euro area, action and liability again must be aligned. This principle should apply not only to banks, but also for policy decisions in the euro area.
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© European Central BankCorporate sector purchase programme to launch in June
The European Central Bank has published technical details on the corporate sector purchase programme. Starting in June, six Eurosystem central banks, including the Deutsche Bundesbank, will execute the CSPP.
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© Mauritius ImagesBundesbank discussion paper explores inflation expectations in the euro area
Low inflation rates defined the euro-area economy in the past two years. A recently published discussion paper by the Bundesbank's Research Centre investigates whether this has had any impact on important long-term inflation expectations.
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© picture alliance / dpaEnergy prices decisive for inflation
Inflation in Germany has fluctuated strongly in the past eight years. The Bundesbank's economists have now examined the extent to which the Phillips curve model explains recent price developments. Import and energy prices have turned out to be particularly decisive.
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© Manjit JariThe dawn of the digital age
Board Member Thiele explained in Hachenburg that the new digital age was posing challenges to the banking industry, with innovative payment options and many new banking and payment service providers capturing the market outside established cashless means of payment.
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© Dieter RoosenRobust growth in the German economy
20.04.2016 DE
According to the Bundesbank's latest Monthly Report, growth in the German economy in the first quarter of 2016 was characterised, in particular, by domestic factors such as consumption and construction, whereas exports generated little stimulus.
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© Gaby GersterBundesbank President Weidmann stresses central bank independence
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has stressed the European Central Bank’s independence. In an interview with the Financial Times, Weidmann pointed out that the debate in Germany was too narrow and was not focusing enough on the broader macroeconomic consequences of current monetary policy.
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© Nils ThiesStrong demand for €5 collector coin
The Federal Ministry of Finance has started issuing the €5 "Planet Earth" collector coin as of 14 April 2016. The new collector coin has met with such strong demand that it is already out of stock at many Bundesbank branches.