Governing Council

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  Bundesbank Criticizes ECB Bond Plan

  By Jeff Black, Bloomberg  |  August 20, 2012

  German stance widens the dispute over how to deal with Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.

• ECB Working on Bond Plan

  By Jeff Black and Jana Randow, Bloomberg  |  August 2, 2012

  Draghi signals central bank will join with governments to buy bonds.

• Fed May Cut Interest on Reserves

  By Caroline Salas Gage and Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  July 30, 2012

  Central bank could lower rate it pays on bank reserves from current 0.25%.

• ECB, Bundesbank Talk Bond Buys

  By Jana Randow and Matthew Brockett, Bloomberg News  |  July 27, 2012

  ECB's Draghi and Bundesbank’s Weidmann to discuss new measures, including bond purchases.

• Central Banks Search for New Ideas

  By Simon Kennedy and Rich Miller, Bloomberg  |  July 26, 2012

  Policy makers look for innovative ways to unclog lending and encourage economy.

• Germany Rebuffs EU Roadmap

  By James G. Neuger and Rebecca Christie, Bloomberg  |  June 26, 2012

  Plan suggests EU could limit euro nations’ annual budgets and debt levels.

• Bernanke Sees Risks to Economy

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  June 7, 2012

  Fed chairman cites Europe’s debt crisis and U.S. ‘fiscal cliff.’

• Draghi Says ECB Stands Ready to Act

  By Gabi Thesing and Jana Randow, Bloomberg  |  June 6, 2012

  ECB president says policy makers discussed cutting rates at today's meeting.

• ECB Keeps Rates on Hold

  By Jeff Black and Jana Randow, Bloomberg  |  June 6, 2012

  Central bank leaves policy unchanged despite pressure amid European debt crisis.

• ECB Rejects More Crisis Measures

  By Jeff Black, Rainer Buergin and Meera Louis, Bloomberg  |  April 23, 2012

  Despite push by IMF and U.S. Treasury, central bankers say they’ve done enough.