Professor Axel A. Weber, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank at the University of Constance

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has called for the greater integration of European financial markets. Higher capital requirements for systemically important financial institutions, a functioning resolution mechanism, an end to the preferential regulatory treatment of sovereign debt and the removal of regulatory and tax barriers for capital markets - particularly for equity capital markets - are key prerequisites for this, he said.

Der Rat der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) hat beschlossen, einen unbesicherten Euro-Tagesgeldsatz auf Grundlage der dem Eurosystem bereits zur Verfügung stehenden Daten zu entwickeln. Der Zinssatz, der bis zum Jahr 2020 vorliegen soll, wäre eine Ergänzung bereits vorhandener, vom Privatsektor erstellter Referenzzinsätze und würde als Backstop-Zinssatz dienen.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann warns against asking too much of monetary policy, saying in an interview with various European newspapers that the European Central Bank can't solve every problem.

“The Eurosystem should consider only purchasing securities or accepting them as collateral for monetary policy purposes if their issuers meet certain climate-related reporting obligations,” said Mr Weidmann in a speech given at the European Banking Congress in Frankfurt am Main. 

An improved net result of financial operations, write-downs and risk provisioning caused a slight increase in the Bundesbank's profit in 2015. At the same time, the Bundesbank's net interest income was lower than at any time since monetary union was launched.