This role of president is one you took on again here in Munich as of 2016. In Saxony and Thuringia, as well as in Bavaria, you tackled the prominent tasks of a regional office president with great enthusiasm. You benefited from the fact that you are an eminently skilled, credible and engaging communicator and conversationalist.
Should financial stability become an additional objective of monetary policy? Maybe even on a par with price stability? To me, this would be a perilous proposition. For one thing, aiming for more than one objective risks complicating communication with the general public, thereby jeopardising accountability. Financial stability poses even greater challenges in this regard, as it is a multi-faceted concept.