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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
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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.