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© Frank RumpenhorstGood statistics are of vital importance Third IMF Statistical Forum – Official Statistics to Support Evidence-based Economic Policymaking
23.11.2015 DE
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Without data, policies cannot move forward,
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© Hayek-Stiftung/Silvie Heidrun KühneWeidmann awarded International Prize by Hayek Foundation
23.11.2015 DE
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has been awarded the International Prize of the Hayek Foundation. The award was mainly in recognition of Mr Weidmann's commitment to stability-oriented monetary policymaking by central banks and his opposition to excessive government debt.
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© picture alliance / dpaWeidmann sees growing risks of loose monetary policy
The longer euro-area monetary policy remains loose, the greater its risks. In this regard, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, speaking at the European Banking Congress in Frankfurt am Main, referred to excesses in the financial markets and problems being faced by life insurers. Moreover,
"... we should not ignore the risk that fiscal policy could get used to the very low interest rates"
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© Maleki Group / Jose PobleteNew payment methods: trust is paramount
19.11.2015 DE
Communication in real time is something we all take for granted. And consumers nowadays expect to be able to bank just as quickly. Bundesbank Executive Board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele says that providers vying for a stake in the new digital services market will only prevail if they can inspire long-term confidence in consumers.
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Positive consumption activity supporting economic growth
16.11.2015 DE
According to the current issue of the Bundesbank's Monthly Report, the German economy remained on its growth path in the third quarter of 2015. Real GDP rose by a seasonally and calendar-adjusted 0.3% between July and September compared with the previous quarter. Domestic consumption was the main driver of economic growth.
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Rajan calls for more collective action
In a speech held in Frankfurt, Raghuram Rajan, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, criticised the ultra-accommodative monetary policy across the world, claiming that it would not sustainably achieve higher growth and that it could also have tremendous consequences for financial stability. "The sooner we get out, the better," he said.
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© Gaby GersterWeidmann: risks and side-effects on the rise
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has voiced concerns over the continued ultra-loose monetary policy in the Eurosystem. The longer policy remains highly accommodative, the more the attendant risks and side-effects will come into play, he told the Tagesspiegel newspaper. The key to resolving the euro-area crisis, he said, lies with politicians, not with central banks.
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© Frank RumpenhorstSuccessful first year of European banking supervision
04.11.2015 DE
The Bundesbank says that the euro area's common framework for supervising its most important credit institutions (SSM) has got off to a flying start.
"But there are still some aspects we can improve upon,"
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© Getty ImagesSaving patterns barely influenced by low interest rates
30.10.2015
It is still worth saving with nominal rates so low, according to a Bundesbank survey into household saving and investment behaviour. Looking at bank deposits as well as other forms of investment, the total return on a typical portfolio is not exceptionally low overall.
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© Constanze Fruth / Bayertisches Finanz Zentrum e.VDigital innovation is not an end in itself
28.10.2015 DE
Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret believes that banks should embrace digital change to create business models that will give the banking industry greater long-term stability. These models should unfailingly be centred on customers’ needs.