
Alexander Weber
@weberalexander
European economy reporter, ECB watcher for Bloomberg News in Frankfurt.
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10-12-2008 14:32:02
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The ECB raises interest rates again, acting for the 10th consecutive time to choke inflation out of the euro zone’s increasingly feeble economy bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

Muller sees a ‘strong’ case to accelerate the ECB’s balance-sheet rolloff bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Jana Randow Alexander Weber


ECB’s Nagel says too soon to declare rates have reached Plateau bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Alexander Weber


Private-sector activity in France and Germany continues to shrink in September with weak demand for goods and services bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

“‘Testing until it breaks’ is not a sensible way to calibrate monetary policy,” says ECB Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics William Horobin

Germany’s business outlook improves slightly while remaining at historically low levels bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

Italy will manage to bring its budget deficit below the limit set by the European Union only in 2026, delaying an earlier objective and risking a confrontation with Brussels bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

German inflation plunged to its lowest level in two years after the effect of heavily discounted public transport last summer disappeared from the comparison bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

Euro-area core inflation eases to its slowest pace in a year, supporting expectations that the ECB will keep interest rates on hold bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

Some euro-area governments are hindering the European Central Bank’s efforts to tame inflation, Governing Council member Klaas Knot warns bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

It’s too soon to declare victory over inflation as key developments in the euro-zone economy will only play out over time, says ECB Governing Council member Boris Vujcic bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

The ECB shifts to the next stage of its digital-euro project, preparing the ground to issue the currency in the coming years, though a final decision has yet to be taken bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

It's ECB rate decision day — here's what to expect bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

German industrial output fell for a fourth month in September, highlighting the challenge that Europe’s largest economy faces in averting a recession bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

600+ economists have signed a letter opposing the appointment of Armin Falk to head of the IZA. See our coverage here w/Alexander Weber bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos warns investors may hold an overly-optimistic view of the euro-zone economy bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics

ECB officials insist that interest rates need to stay high, but another stark slowdown in inflation suggests the economic picture is changing faster than they expected bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Economics


Watch again: Vice-President Luis de Guindos discusses our latest Financial Stability Review with Alexander Weber on Bloomberg TV bloomberg.com/news/videos/20… Alexander Weber