Economics
Weidmann Signals Openness to Succeeding Draghi as ECB President
- Ending QE by December would be plausible amid strong economy
- Bundesbank chief speaks in interview with Funke Mediengruppe
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), center, with Jens Weidmann, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
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Jens Weidmann signaled he’s open to succeeding Mario Draghi as president of the European Central Bank, the Bundesbank chief’s strongest hint so far that he wants the job.
“I believe that every member of the Governing Council should have the willingness to contribute to monetary policy also in a different role,” the German told Funke Mediengruppe in an interview published Saturday.