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Bankers say crisis lessons must be taken to heart

By Edward Taylor and Sakari Suoninen FRANKFURT - Bankers and regulators should learn the lessons of the global financial crisis and drive through changes to prevent future breakdowns, financiers said on Friday. Axel Weber,...

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Weber says regulators are not to blame for crisis

FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Axel Weber, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, defended the role of regulators and monetary policy on Friday, saying they were not to blame for the global financial crisis. "Monetary policy was not...

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Ireland exiting the euro and the risk of setting the Irish economy on fire

Leaving the euro may seem like a daring but serious option for responding to Ireland's economic travails. However, the beguiling fix would likely risk setting the economy on fire and at best, long overdue reform would have to...

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UPDATE 1-ECB's Weber urges zeal on regulation reform, banks

By Krista Hughes and Edward Taylor FRANKFURT, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Banks must bear responsibility for avoiding future financial crises, German Bundesbank President Axel Weber said on Monday. Weber also urged policymakers not to...

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UPDATE 1-ECB's Weber warns of credit growth risks in China

BERLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Exorbitant credit growth in China carries the risk of big writedowns in future, and monetary policy is too loose in some emerging markets, European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber...

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ECB rate hikes on cards in anti-inflationary move

THE European Central Bank (ECB) will have to start raising interest rates before employment picks up in the eurozone, in order to prevent inflation, German Bundesbank president and council member Axel Weber said yesterday.

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For German consumers, cash is still king

Innovations in payments are unlikely to tempt German consumers away from their love of notes and coins anytime in the near future, according to research conducted by the German Bundesbank. The Bundesbank interviewed 2000 people...

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UPDATE 1-Incoming German govt wants financial regulation boost

By Brian Rohan BERLIN, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Germany's incoming government wants to boost regulation of finance and has 'declared war' on what it calls a conflict of interest at ratings agencies, participants in negotiations said...

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Wege zu einer besseren Finanzmarktaufsicht

Gemeinsame Pressenotiz: Konferenz im House of Finance der Goethe-Universität startet Bildungsinitiative für europäische Finanzmarktaufseher Am 1. und 2. Juli 2009 findet im House of Finance der Goethe-Universität eine Konferenz...

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Moody's Next Epic Failure: 'U.S. Remains a Solid AAA Nation'

The Prudent Investor submits: While the currently ongoing two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee [FOMC] is probably not only discussing the state of the US economy but also how to maintain the global attraction...

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