Welcome address by Dr Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Selon le président de la Deutsche Bundesbank, Jens Weidmann, de plus en plus de consommateurs ont recours aux modes de paiement électroniques. En Allemagne, cette évolution se fait toutefois à un rythme relativement lent, a-t-il déclaré devant environ 250 invités au symposium de la Bundesbank sur les opérations de paiement.

Am Sonntag spielte auch das Wetter die meiste Zeit mit: Bei zeitweise blauem Himmel und Sonnenschein besuchten mehrere Tausend Gäste den Tag der offenen Tür. Großes Interesse gab es zum Beispiel am Bürgerdialog mit Bundesbankpräsident Jens Weidmann, den verschiedenen Quizvorträgen und den Führungen durch das Haus.

The Bundesbank has held a colloquium in memory of its former President Hans Tietmeyer. Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, Federal Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble, and former President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet will speak at the event.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann used a “town hall”-type meeting with readers of the Rheinische Post newspaper in Düsseldorf to warn of the dangers of leaving monetary policy in accommodative mode for longer than absolutely necessary.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has called on the euro-area countries to embrace fiscal prudence, arguing in a speech in Hamburg that the tighter the fiscal space, the more central banks will come under political pressure to stabilise economic activity in the short run – even if that does mean compromising on price stability.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann underscored the Bundesbank's importance for the stability culture in Germany and Europe. "Over the last 60 years, the Bundesbank has not been afraid to ruffle a few feathers if it sees stability risks," he said in Stuttgart. That had not damaged its reputation among the general public.

Rund 250 Experten aus der Finanz- und Kreditwirtschaft waren der Einladung der Bundesbank nach Frankfurt am Main gefolgt und nutzten die Gelegenheit, um über aktuelle Themen, Innovationen und Trends in der Branche zu diskutieren.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann used a “town hall”-type meeting with readers of the Rheinische Post newspaper in Düsseldorf to warn of the dangers of leaving monetary policy in accommodative mode for longer than absolutely necessary.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann takes a critical view of the ECB Governing Council's latest monetary policy easing. In a speech in Vaduz, Mr Weidmann said that, while the need for monetary policy action was agreed, he thinks the decisions go too far when looking at the bigger picture.