Interviews
Here you find interviews by the members of the Executive Board.
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“Unsound government finances are a risk” Interview published in "Welt am Sonntag"
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has once again called for monetary policy in the euro area to be normalised when the inflation outlook calls for it. In an interview with the German Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag, he said he wouldn’t rule out higher inflation rates either.
“In any event, I will strongly recommend keeping a close eye on the risk of an inflation rate that is too high and not only on the risk of one that is too low,”
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Weidmann: Insolvency figures will rise significantly Interview published in the Augsburger Allgemeine
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned against government intervention in the market economy becoming the norm after the coronavirus pandemic, although it was important for the government to intervene strongly in the crisis. “But this must not become a normal state of affairs. I do not believe that governments know best when it comes to running a business,” he said in an interview with the “Augsburger Allgemeine” newspaper.