Am 25. Mai und 26. Mai 2019 hat die Deutsche Bundesbank Bürgerinnen und Bürger in ihre Zentrale in Frankfurt eingeladen, um sich persönlich ein Bild von der deutschen Notenbank zu machen. In einem Interview mit Rolf-Dieter Krause hat Bundesbankpräsident Jens Weidmann an beiden Tagen das Bühnenprogramm eröffnet.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has reiterated that, if the economic recovery in the euro area continues, further substantial net asset purchases by the Eurosystem beyond the agreed period will not be required. Furthermore, he does not believe that the recent appreciation of the euro will do anything to change this. Speaking at a conference in Frankfurt am Main, Mr Weidmann stated that this is – at least in part – a reaction to brighter growth prospects.

Für die Geldpolitik ist in der Staatsschuldenkrise entscheidend, dass keine zusätzlichen Risiken auf das Eurosystem übertragen werden und die Trennlinie zwischen Geld- und Finanzpolitik nicht weiter aufgeweicht wird. Solvente Geschäftspartner und ausreichende Sicherheiten sind für die Refinanzierungsgeschäfte des Eurosystems unabdingbar.

The Bundesbank's Money Museum has reopened after a major revamp and enlargement. "We want to impart meaningful information about money, its history and the tasks facing modern central banks," Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann explained at the ceremony marking the relaunch. The Money Museum has been open to the public since 17 December 2016.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has sounded a warning against attaching too much importance to Germany’s high current account surplus. At a conference in Frankfurt am Main hosted jointly by the Bundesbank and the International Monetary Fund, he explained that it was partly a reflection of the very accommodative monetary policy in the euro area.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann says the Eurosystem’s asset purchase programme should be discontinued this year if growth in consumer price inflation remains upbeat. Speaking to the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, he said he is confident that the Eurosystem is on a path towards its target inflation rate of below, but close to, 2%.

Following a brisk start to the year, which was due in part to the very mild winter, the German economy subsequently lost momentum to a surprising extent.

In the opinion of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, monetary policy makers must not stand idly by at the first signs of speculative exaggerations in the asset markets. As part of their existing mandate, they have to also take into account the effects of financial imbalances on price stability.