Make-up of ECB Council shifting to the hawkish side

Luis de Guindos, who is set to replace Vítor Constâncio as the ECB’s Vice President this June, may well be less dovish than his predecessor. What’s more, his appointment makes it more likely that arch-hawk Jens Weidmann will succeed Mario Draghi as President after his term ends next October.

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