In view of the low-interest environment and the penalty interest for banks parking liquidity at the ECB more and more municipalities are confronted…
Due to the financial crisis, many new regulations for the capital market have been proposed. However, European and national capital market laws are…
In some European countries like Sweden cash-free payment is gaining more and more ground. In an interview with "VdK-Zeitung" Helmut Siekmann explains…
For John B. Taylor of Stanford University and Volker Wieland, research on the real equilibrium interest rate is not yet useful for monetary policy…
According to Volker Wieland, the monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB) is not appropriate for Germany. Neither does he consider it…
The political and economic crisis in Greece, the debate on how to safeguard the future of the eurozone, and the massive quantitative easing by the…
According to Helmut Siekmann, the monetary policy measures of the European Central Bank (ECB) indicate an infringement of the principle of democracy.…
Before the next meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) the Swiss newspaper "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" summarizes the…
In an educational radio program, Helmut Siekmann examines whether financial markets can be tamed by regulation. The 30-minute program is available as…
"Not all banks are going to survive the competition in the European banking sector," Volker Wieland said in the "ZDF-Morgenmagazin". Due to the strong…
