Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann expects Brexit to place a strain on Germany's economy. It is in the interests of both parties, he says, for the EU and the United Kingdom to quickly enter into level-headed negotiations on their future relationship.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has spoken out against increasing the liquidity assistance provided by the Eurosystem to Greece. If short-term assistance was thought to be necessary, it was up to politicians to provide it, he said at a Bundesbank conference in Frankfurt am Main. Greece needed to keep capital controls in place until an appropriate support package had been agreed by all parties and the solvency of both the Greek government and the Greek banking system had been ensured, said Mr Weidmann.

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.

Am 14. September 2017 hielt Jens Weidmann, Präsident der Deutschen Bundesbank, einen Vortrag in der Reihe IMFS Distinguished Lectures zur Geldpolitik nach der Krise in Frankfurt am Main.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned that the budgetary rules in the euro-area countries should not be interpreted too flexibly. Speaking at an event in Biberach, Mr Weidmann said that sound budgets were a key prerequisite for the stability of the single currency, for which every member state was responsible.

The Bundesbank and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) have welcomed the endorsement of the Basel III reform package, which will see new capital adequacy rules for banks come into force in 2022, with phase-in arrangements lasting until the end of 2026. Commenting on the reform, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann says a major lesson has been learned from the financial crisis.

Von 1990 bis 1998 war Otmar Issing Chefvolkswirt der Bundesbank. Anschließend verantwortete er als Chefvolkswirt bei der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) die Entwicklung der geldpolitischen Strategie des Euroraums. Issing habe die geldpolitische Landschaft geprägt wie kaum ein anderer in Europa, sagte Bundesbankpräsident Jens Weidmann bei einem akademischen Kolloquium anlässlich des 85. Geburtstags von Issing.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has urged a timely exit from the ultra-accommodative monetary policy. In a speech delivered in Berlin, he stressed that sovereign asset purchases should not shift the red line representing the border to monetary financing of governments.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann says the economic recovery looks set to continue, particularly in the United States and the euro area. Speaking as the IMF's Annual Meeting in Lima drew to a close, he also stressed that monetary policy is not a silver bullet that can eliminate weak growth.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has cautioned against increasing mutual liability in the euro area and thus weakening the principle of individual national responsibility. Addressing an audience in Frankfurt am Main, Mr Weidmann said that while the fiscal rescue measures had prevented the crisis from escalating, they had not made the euro area permanently crisis-proof.