Draghi’s successor likely to be more hawkish

Whoever becomes the next ECB President is likely to be more “hawkish”, and perhaps less effective, than Mario Draghi. That may not matter if the economy recovers from its recent soft patch, allowing the ECB to normalise monetary policy; but it could be a big problem when the next economic downturn occurs.

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