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Weidmann Warns Green QE Could Overburden ECB Monetary Policy

  • Bundesbank chief says bond-buying needs to be market neutral
  • QE should be used in exceptional circumstances, Weidmann says
Jens Weidmann speaks in Frankfurt on Oct. 29.Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann warned that giving preference to green bonds when conducting quantitative-easing policies risks overburdening central banks and could eventually endanger their independence.