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A few surprises as the new German cabinet takes form

December 16, 2013

Over the weekend, following the ‘yes’ vote among the SPD membership, the composition of the new German cabinet was announced – almost 3 months after the election. Despite, the outcome being broadly known there were a couple of surprises. Below we ana…

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asmussen, CDU/CSU, gabriel, German 2013 federal election, german coalition negotiations, german grand coalition, germany, Merkel, SPD, steinmeier, van der leyen

A shift towards greater transparency at the ECB?

July 29, 2013

As we reported in today’s press summary, there has been an interesting development in the push for greater transparency at the ECB.In a joint interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung and Le Figaro, Benoît Cœuré (BC) and Jörg Asmussen (JA), ECB Executi…

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asmussen, bundesbank, Draghi, ECB, ECB Governing Council, ecb rate cut

Deliberations begin as hearings draw to a close in Karlsruhe

June 14, 2013

The hearing at the German Constitutional Court into claims against the ECB’s crisis policies is now over. Day one saw verbal jousting between the two men to the left (Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and ECB Executive Board Member Jörg Asmussen) whi…

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asmussen, ECB, ECJ, German Constitutional Court, german media, German public opinion, OMT, weidmann

Splits in Germany (and beyond) over banking union?

May 13, 2013

It’s been a week of ‘splits’ over Europe and it looks like another one may be emerging – although this time in Germany. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble had an article in the FT arguing:”While today’s EU treaties provide adequate founda…

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asmussen, ECB, ECB Governing Council, german elections, german media, German public opinion, germany, schauble

Conflict of interest (rates): clamour for ECB rate cut grows but Germany remains wary

April 25, 2013

The last few days have seen a shifting of consensus in the ECB rate cuts debate.Recent economic data in the eurozone has been particularly bad, with private sector activity slowing more than expected. However, potentially more importantly, this effect …

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asmussen, ECB, ECB balance sheet, ECB Governing Council, ecb rate cut, eurozone, franco-german axis, interbank market, interest rates, Merkel, monetary policy, one-size-fits-all monetary policy

Archives for asmussen

A few surprises as the new German cabinet takes form

A shift towards greater transparency at the ECB?

Deliberations begin as hearings draw to a close in Karlsruhe

Splits in Germany (and beyond) over banking union?

Conflict of interest (rates): clamour for ECB rate cut grows but Germany remains wary

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