With the upcoming end of Janet Yellen's term as Fed Chair and the resignation of Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, the Federal Reserve is facing an…
Over the past years, the European Central Bank (ECB) has adopted a new course. Its expansionary monetary policy has reached an unprecedented scale.…
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the U.S. Federal Reserve have justified their expansionary monetary policy by referring to the declining…
In an op-ed Volker Wieland provides recommendations how the European Central Bank (ECB) should proceed regarding its exit from Quantitative Easing…
According to Volker Wieland Chancellor candidate Martin Schulz has picked the wrong topics for the election campaign. "Schulz is taking the wrong…
In the IMFS Update August 2017, Volker Wieland, Managing Director of the IMFS, strongly supports a more rule-oriented approach in monetary policy. In…
Volker Wieland is against raising the inflation target. "The target rate of 2.0 percent is adequate", he said in a survey conducted by the financial…
Central bankers as Fed Chair Janet Yellen and ECB President Mario Drahgi have justified expansionary monetary policy with reference to a decrease in…
In Volker Wieland's opinion, the legal examination of the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is…
On 14 September, Jens Weidmann, President of Deutsche Bundesbank, will give a lecture on monetary policy after the crisis. The IMFS Distinguished…