https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Inflation in Europe's largest economy Germany clambered higher in December, official data showed Friday, but remained short of the European Central Bank's target for the 19-nation eurozone. https://www.thelocal.de/20200104/inflation-rose-in-germany-in-december-report Sat, 04 Jan 2020 09:55:13 +0100 inflation-rose-in-germany-in-december-report Germany's central bank said on Friday it had sharply downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2018 but grew more optimistic for next year, saying the present boom should continue although the danger of a trade war is rising. https://www.thelocal.de/20180615/german-central-bank-slashes-growth-forecast Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:40:56 +0200 german-central-bank-slashes-growth-forecast Wages in Germany have grown much faster than in other eurozone countries in recent years, a Bundesbank (central bank) study published Monday found, reversing conditions seen before the financial crisis that stoked intra-European resentment. https://www.thelocal.de/20180423/german-wage-growth-outpacing-rest-of-eurozone-study Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:23:32 +0200 german-wage-growth-outpacing-rest-of-eurozone-study All that glitters is definitely gold in a new exhibition at Germany's central bank that lifts the veil on the nation's massive reserves of the precious metal, partly to reassure sceptics that the prized ingots are really there. https://www.thelocal.de/20180422/finally-home-bundesbanks-gold-goes-on-show Sun, 22 Apr 2018 11:48:37 +0200 finally-home-bundesbanks-gold-goes-on-show Germany's central bank said on Thursday it sped up the process of bringing its gold home from foreign vaults in 2016, moving more than 200 tonnes from New York and Paris. https://www.thelocal.de/20170209/germany-moves-100-tonnes-of-its-gold-from-new-york-to-frankfurt Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:49:05 +0100 germany-moves-100-tonnes-of-its-gold-from-new-york-to-frankfurt Former Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer, a key architect of the euro who oversaw its introduction in Germany, has died at the age of 85, the central bank announced Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161228/german-architect-of-euro-dies-aged-85 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:55:53 +0100 german-architect-of-euro-dies-aged-85 Germany issued a 10-year bond at a negative interest for the first time on Wednesday, selling more than €4.0 billion with a yield of minus 0.05 percent, the German central bank or Bundesbank said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160713/germany-makes-investors-pay-interest-on-bonds Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:28:07 +0200 germany-makes-investors-pay-interest-on-bonds On Feburary 1st, bank customers' old-style bank account numbers and routing numbers will no longer be valid – but authorities fear that many people are unaware of the change. https://www.thelocal.de/20160125/psa-germany-is-dropping-old-style-bank-details Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:29:56 +0100 psa-germany-is-dropping-old-style-bank-details Many of the refugees arriving in Germany could initially find it difficult to get a job because of their young age and lack of qualifications, the German central bank or Bundesbank said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151221/many-refugees-will-struggle-to-find-work-bundesbank Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:10:03 +0100 many-refugees-will-struggle-to-find-work-bundesbank The German central bank or Bundesbank on Friday said it was upbeat about the outlook for expansion in Europe's biggest economy, upgrading its growth forecast for 2017. https://www.thelocal.de/20151204/central-bank-upgrades-german-growth-forecast Fri, 04 Dec 2015 10:06:38 +0100 central-bank-upgrades-german-growth-forecast The Bundesbank (Federal Bank) has released a detailed list of all the gold Germany owns, hoping to settle fears it has been exaggerating its wealth. https://www.thelocal.de/20151007/germany-counts-gold-to-assuage-conspiracists Wed, 07 Oct 2015 14:12:13 +0200 germany-counts-gold-to-assuage-conspiracists Jens Weidmann, the president of the Bundesbank (German central bank), said on Wednesday that Germany will face the future stronger if it successfully integrates refugees and other immigrants. https://www.thelocal.de/20150916/germanys-top-banker-calls-for-refugee-integration Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:37:52 +0200 germanys-top-banker-calls-for-refugee-integration The European Central Bank should not provide any more emergency liquidity to Greece, the head of the German central bank said on Thursday, calling for any further financial aid to the debt-wracked country to be put up by governments. https://www.thelocal.de/20150709/stop-throwing-cash-at-greece-bundesbank Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:51:00 +0200 stop-throwing-cash-at-greece-bundesbank Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that while she wanted to keep Greece in the eurozone, it was time for the country to make some compromises with its neighbours. https://www.thelocal.de/20150618/euros-existence-doesnt-depend-on-greece-bundesbank Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:36:51 +0200 euros-existence-doesnt-depend-on-greece-bundesbank Economic growth in Germany has picked up faster than expected thanks to low unemployment, higher wages and the weak euro, raising forecasts for the coming years, the German central bank, or Bundesbank, said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150605/central-bank-greets-stronger-growth-than-thought Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:05:06 +0200 central-bank-greets-stronger-growth-than-thought Germany's total debt increased slightly in 2014, but because the economy grew, its proportion of overall output fell, the Bundesbank (central bank) said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150401/strong-economy-makes-german-debt-look-smaller Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:46:25 +0200 strong-economy-makes-german-debt-look-smaller The head of the German central bank on Thursday described the decision by the EU Commission to grant France a two-year delay to reach its budget targets as problematic. https://www.thelocal.de/20150312/eurozone-bundesbank-budget-rules-france-shouldnt-get-easy-ride-bundesbank Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:59:00 +0100 eurozone-bundesbank-budget-rules-france-shouldnt-get-easy-ride-bundesbank Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel urged Greece to be "fair" to other EU member states, after the Bundesbank warned that ending the country's bailout programme would have "fatal consequences". https://www.thelocal.de/20150128/bundesbank-member-warns Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:13:15 +0100 bundesbank-member-warns The head of Germany's central bank on Saturday voiced his "scepticism" about the ECB's decision to launch a trillion-euro bond-buying programme in a bid to ward off deflation and boost the eurozone economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20150124/bundesbank-head-stresses-qe-scepticism Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:14:35 +0100 bundesbank-head-stresses-qe-scepticism ECB board member Sabine Lautenschläger has disputed in a magazine interview that the eurozone is now experiencing deflation and expressed scepticism about the central bank buying up sovereign bonds. https://www.thelocal.de/20150109/qe-risk-outweighs-benefits-warns-german-ecb-member Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:31:00 +0100 qe-risk-outweighs-benefits-warns-german-ecb-member