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Financial Stability Review 2013
14.11.2013 DE
At a press conference presenting this year's Financial Stability Review, Bundesbank Deputy President Sabine Lautenschläger and Executive Board member Andreas Dombret commented that the tensions on the international financial markets had eased, which had also benefited the German financial system. Yet they warned that the side-effects of the crisis measures were now becoming increasingly apparent – especially for banks and insurers.
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© Walter VorjohannEuropean banking union – a major project
25.10.2013 DE
In the next few weeks, the ECB will undertake a comprehensive assessment of banks in order to create transparency prior to the launch of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). This European-level supervisory mechanism is part of a project designed to avert the dangers to financial stability that can be caused by distress in national financial systems: the European banking union.
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1973: The end of Bretton Woods When exchange rates learned to float
14.10.2013 DE
The Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system collapsed 40 years ago.
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© Walter VorjohannTurnover in German foreign exchange trading falls short of global trend
10.09.2013 DE
This is one of the findings of the global central bank survey, which the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) carries out every three years and for which the Bundesbank collects the German data.
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© Jörg Rüger / BMFBeginning of macroprudential oversight
18.03.2013 DE
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann at the inaugural meeting of the Financial Stability Committee in Berlin, which marks the beginning of macroprudential oversight in Germany.
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© Walter VorjohannInstitutional investors on the move
25.01.2013 DE
Private and institutional investors have changed their investment behaviour since the beginning of the crisis, which has had an impact on the market for mutual funds.
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© Marc DarchingerThe development of the Bundesbank’s gold reserves
18.01.2013 DE
The storage of German gold reserves both in Germany and abroad emerged for historical and market-related reasons.
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© Bert BostelmannBundesbank plans to relocate part of its gold reserves
16.01.2013 DE
By 2020, the Bundesbank intends to store half of Germany’s gold reserves in its own vaults in Germany.
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© picture library Deutsche BundesbankInflation – lessons learnt from history
15.10.2012 DE
The potential consequences of inflation demonstrate how important it is to keep the value of a currency stable. The German Empire experienced hyperinflation and hidden inflation during and after both world wars. West Germany also saw comparatively high inflation rates in the 1970s.
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© Jens Braune del AngelCash set to remain an important means of payment in future
10.10.2012 DE
On 10 October 2012, the Deutsche Bundesbank held a one-day cash symposium in Frankfurt am Main.