But in 2011 I nominate that the central banker you need to watch is Axel Weber.

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Ermotti also appointed Axel Weber to succeed Kaspar Villiger as Chairman of the Board as of 2012.

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It was the second German member resignation this year following Axel Weber, who resigned from his position in February.

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German central bank boss Axel Weber will step down from the role at the end of April, the German government says.

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Investors would be wise not to expect miracles out of Europe anytime soon, said Axel Weber, chairman of the board at UBS Bank.

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He became head of the Bundesbank in May after Axel Weber resigned because of his discomfort with the ECB's (then small-scale) interventions in sovereign-bond markets, which were designed to keep credit flowing to banks and businesses.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, was angered that the head of the German Bundesbank, Axel Weber, was turning away from a career as the head of the European Central Bank in the near future, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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