Speeches
Here you find speeches of the current and past members of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank from the past ten years. Speeches of the former Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Deutsche Bundesbank date back to 2005.
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A look at the euro area from a central bank perspective Keynote by Dr Jens Weidmann Second Finance Forum Liechtenstein
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.
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Introductory comments delivered at the press conference on the annual accounts Speech by Dr. Jens Weidmann at the press conference for the Annual Report 2015
An improved net result of financial operations, write-downs and risk provisioning caused a slight increase in the Bundesbank's profit in 2015. At the same time, the Bundesbank's net interest income was lower than at any time since monetary union was launched.
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Der Euro-Raum im Jahr 2016 - Auf die richtigen Weichenstellungen für mehr Wachstum und Stabilität kommt es an Rede beim International Club La Redoute e.V.
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Not against the laws of economics - Hans-Werner Sinn as a public intellectual Speech at the International Scientific Symposium and Official Ceremony to Mark Hans-Werner Sinn’s Retirement and the 25th Anni-versary of the Center for Economic Studies (CES)
Jens Weidmann paid tribute to the achievements of Hans-Werner Sinn, the long-serving President of the ifo Institute. Mr Weidmann told the audience at a symposium held to mark Professor Sinn's retirement from office as President of the ifo Institute that he had played a major part in shaping the economic and political debate of the past few decades.
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Ein stabiles Fundament für die Währungsunion Karl Otto Pöhl Lecture
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Danksagung für die Verleihung des Internationalen Preises der Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung
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How to address the euro area’s economic challenges? Keynote speech at the 25th European Banking Congress
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Welcome Remarks Welcome remarks at the 3rd IMF Statistical Forum
Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann spoke about the PHF study in his welcome marks (item 4).
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At the crossroads – the euro area between sovereignty and solidarity Sciences Po
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann says that sovereign debt in banks' balance sheets needs to be backed by capital, just like private debt. In a speech at Sciences Po in Paris, he added that it is perhaps even more important "to put a lid on banks' exposures to a single sovereign". The large exposure regime "needs to apply to bank lending to sovereigns as well," Mr Weidmann said.
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Alles Euro oder was? – von den Sorgen und Nöten eines Währungshüters Rede beim Presseclub Wiesbaden