The Irish Times

New German government picks Joachim Nagel as Bundesbank chief

Nagel replaces Jens Weidmann, who quit five years early after a decade of opposition to ECB policy

Mon Dec 20 2021 - 10:46

Monetary policy is not the solution to inequality

But the necessary structural reforms will be harder than many economists imagine

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 11:24

Central Bank to participate in green bond investment

Regulator announces foray into more sustainable investment

Thu May 13 2021 - 12:56

Bitcoin is ‘evil spawn’ of financial crisis, says ECB banker

Benoît Cœuré calls controversial cryptocurrency a ‘clever idea’ but ‘not a good idea’

Thu Nov 15 2018 - 18:32

Chinese banks risk crisis within three years, watchdog warns

Excessive credit growth signals increasing risk, says Bank for International Settlements

Mon Sept 19 2016 - 08:57

BIS sounds negative rate warning for central banks

Ahead of ECB’s Thursday meeting Bank for International Settlements warns that negative rates risk backfiring

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 07:53

Central Bank’s Stefan Gerlach to join Swiss private bank

Deputy governor will be chief economist at BSI

Thu Dec 17 2015 - 16:34

John Plender: Risks of hiking interest rates greater than staying put

‘The greater risk lies in prematurely killing off a recovery that is not quite self-sustaining’

Wed Sept 16 2015 - 01:00

Currency falls raise solvency concerns in emerging markets

Kazakhstan and Vietnam allow currencies to fall, fuelling expectations of depreciations

Thu Aug 20 2015 - 01:01

The great fall of China?

The Chinese stock market is surprisingly parochial, and its collapse may not have the global fallout many fear

Fri Jul 10 2015 - 09:07

German think tank advocates new EU bonds to boost growth

Move would circumvent 3% deficit ceiling rule and reduce high Irish investment gap

Mon Jun 30 2014 - 01:00

Sweden a classic case of sadomonetarism in action

Country went from being a role model for recovery to the Nordic Japan

Tue Apr 22 2014 - 01:01