Economics
Weidmann’s Early Exit Sticks With ECB Tradition for Germans
- Bundesbank chief plans to step down at the end of the year
- Multiple German ECB members have quit before term ended
Jens Weidmann
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Jens Weidmann’s early exit as Bundesbank chief years before the end of his term adds another name to a long tally of Germans quitting the European Central Bank’s Governing Council before their time is up.