Bundesbankpräsident Jens Weidmann hat sich für eine striktere Regelbindung in der Haushaltspolitik ausgesprochen. Drei Viertel aller Länder im Euro-Raum würden auch 2018 voraussichtlich noch weit entfernt sein von einer soliden Haushaltsposition. "Fiskalische Konsolidierung sieht anders aus", betonte Weidmann.

In Dortmund hat die Bundesbank die Grundsteinlegung für ihre neue Filiale feierlich begangen. Im Jahr 2019 wird der neue Standort die Wirtschaft im Ruhrgebiet mit Bargeld versorgen.

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.

In Zeiten niedriger Inflation müsse die Bedeutung der Preisstabilität immer wieder betont werden, sagte Bundesbankpräsident Weidmann bei einem Symposium in Frankfurt. Die Geldpolitik benötige die ganze Unterstützung der Bevölkerung, wenn bei einem Anstieg der Inflation die geldpolitischen Zügel wieder angezogen werden müssten.

From the point of view of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, there is no need to loosen the accommodative monetary policy any further. In remarks delivered at the third cash symposium of the Deutsche Bundesbank, he noted that, instead, the forces of growth in the euro area needed to be strengthened and that the measures already introduced should be given time to unleash their impact.

At the Bundesbank’s Spring Conference with the title “Monetary, financial and fiscal stability” Jens Weidmann stressed the need for a better understanding of the interplay of different policy areas to achieve and maintain macroeconomic stability.

In a speech he gave in Frankfurt am Main, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann stated that it was indeed appropriate to make the regulation of the banking sector more stringent as a lesson learned from the financial crisis. However, he added that a further tightening (Basel IV) was not on the agenda. He also refuted the accusation that Germany was saving too much and investing too little.

In a speech in Rome Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann pointed out that, in order to permanently stabilise the euro area, action and liability again must be aligned. This principle should apply not only to banks, but also for policy decisions in the euro area.