Why is Germany sitting on $599 billion of gold?Germany holds a vast gold reserve in a New York vault. With gold prices at record highs, selling a portion could generate big money. This m...
29 Jan, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Germany could face two more years of recession if US trade war escalates, warns BundesbankGermany's central bank warns of a potential two-year recession if trade tensions between the U.S. and EU escalate, triggered by possible ta...
06 Jun, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
Germany wants its gold reserves back? Trump’s return stirs old fearsGermany’s gold reserves stored in the United States have become a renewed topic of debate amid concerns about Donald Trump’s return to the ...
30 May, 2025, 01.12 PM IST
Central banks use AI to assess climate-related risksThe Bank for International Settlements, a forum for central banks, the Bank of Spain, Germany's Bundesbank and the European Central Bank sa...
19 Mar, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
EU loophole lets banks dodge ECB's crypto supervision, needs fixing: Andrea EnriaThe cryptocurrency market is starting to bounce back a year after the collapse of exchange FTX and other big players in 2022 crushed prices...
14 Nov, 2023, 09.33 PM IST
Europe’s €1trn debt ‘volcano’ likely to erupt and impact German economy, analyst warnsA leading analyst, Jeremy Batstone-Carr, a European strategist at Raymond James has warned that the EU is holding a giant loan ‘volcano’ th...
18 Dec, 2022, 06.02 PM IST
Gold ekes out gains as dollar rally takes a breatherThe European Central Bank must keep raising interest rates even if a recession in Germany is increasingly likely, as inflation will stay un...
23 Aug, 2022, 07.53 AM IST
China proposes global rules for central bank digital currenciesThe PBOC is aiming to become the first major central bank to issue a CBDC, part of its push to internationalise the yuan and reduce depende...
25 Mar, 2021, 06.40 PM IST
First ECB rate hike possible in Q4 2019: Council member RehnRehn’s comments come as the ECB prepares to cap its bond-buying program by the end of the year
19 Oct, 2018, 09.05 AM IST
Front-loading on NPLs is better than holding off: Andreas Dombret, Deutsche BundesbankFintechs are not a threat to the existence of banks. But if banks don't adapt, they will be in trouble.
03 Nov, 2017, 08.06 AM IST
European Central Bank throws twelfth zero at inflationWith excess liquidity passing €1 trillion as of September 1, the ECB now makes more than €11 million a day in interest from the deposit fac...
05 Sep, 2016, 08.51 AM IST
Half of Germany’s gold stored in vaults under the streets of Manhattan. Or is it?Almost Half of Germany’s gold is stored in vaults under the streets of Manhattan. Or is it?
07 Feb, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
How Bundesbank and ECB will determine Europe's economic futureWith Germany planning a possible exit of Greece from the Eurozone, quantitative easing in Europe is now a reality.
08 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Germany's Bundesbank to bring some of its gold reservesGermany amassed gold reserves in the post-war era thanks to rapid economic expansion that saw growing exports to the United States.
18 Jan, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Germany's Bundesbank attacks European Central Bank's bond plan
Bundesbank holds to the opinion that government bond purchases by the Eurosystem are to be seen critically and entail significant stability...
21 Aug, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Trichet hints at rate hike to control inflation
Jean-Claude Trichet is bypassing the European Central Bank's (ECB) little-known secondary mandate as inflation propels policy makers toward...
12 Mar, 2011, 07.12 AM IST
- Euro breakup talk spreads as Germany loses its proxy
German-led North’s Squaring off against south over who will control euro, ECB.
15 May, 2010, 12.35 AM IST