Talk:Deutsche Bundesbank/Archives/2013

Article expansion

I have expanded the article quite a bit, mainly by incorporating a translation of most of the German Wikipedia article, but also adding a few extra bits.

It's obviously no longer a stub, so I have re-assessed the quality, but perhaps someone else can review that (and also check the importance).

I think it needs some copyediting and layout improvements, and there seem to be some problems with images. Some more images would be nice, as well. I suppose more references would also be appropriate.

What do we need to get this up to A-Class?

As regards content, I think we also want some sections on:

• Bundesbank policy and reputation
• The independence of the Bundesbank (myth or reality)
• Disputes between Bundesbank and government
• The handling of the currency union in 1990 and the dispute between Kohl and the president of the Buba, Karl Otto Pöhl over the exchange rate (1:1) (done --Boson 01:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC))
• Buba role in UK and others being forced to leave the EMS. Did the Buba renege on its commitment to support the pound, or was it a matter of cultural differences), etc.?
• Buba role (or non-role) in Herstatt bankruptcy
• Welteke's resignation as Buba president after New Year celebrations paid for by Dresdner bank. (done --Boson 01:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC))
• The mechanics behind ownership of the Bundesbank with a pinch of history to frame the current structure. The independence of an entity is generally influenced by ownership and little info on this aspect of the Buba is available to English speakers. I believe the differences between the Buba and say the US Fed in this respect are fundamental to understanding their respective behaviors. Zebrazeb (talk) 09:02, 2 February 2012 (UTC) (Sorry forgot to sign in, now adding signature.)

I'm not too clear on how to handle controversial issues, but I think they need mentioning.
--Boson 18:45, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Members of board

Thanks, Colonies Chris, for improving some of my sloppy editing. I have reformulated this section again, but it will probably need some more editing (possibly after more research). All the literature seems to say that there are (supposed to be) 6 additional members, but there are currently only 5. This appears to be because a replacement was not appointed for Jürgen Stark when he was moved to the ECB. There was some talk of reducing the size of the board permanently because of the reduced responsibilities of the Buba after the creation of the ECB. I was hoping to do some more research into this, but haven't got around to it. --Boson 01:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Es gibt keine Inflation im Euroraum Monat April 2008!

• http://news.google.com/news?ned=de&hl=de&ned=de&scoring=d&q=niedrigere+&btnG=Suche —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.40.193.11 (talk) 08:07, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

ECB exposure

A recent edit and Edit summary addressed the question of ECB exposure at DB. I believe the TARGET2 exposure is separate from the share of ECB-owned other-EU-member bonds. More could certainly be done on this issue overall and specifically though I'm not likely the editor to do it. I'm trying but it's not a specialty for me. Swliv (talk) 20:15, 25 July 2012 (UTC)