Weber Says He Won’t Change His Stripes to Become ECB President

Axel Weber is refusing to change his style even as speculation mounts that a lack of diplomacy is damaging his chances of becoming the next European Central Bank president.

“I always follow my own path and that has always served me well,” Weber, Germany’s Bundesbank president, said in a panel discussion in Stuttgart late yesterday when asked if he wants to head the ECB. “It’s better to do a good job for eight years than always look to the next one.”