Suggestions that Christine Lagarde may leave the ECB before the end of her term do not have any immediate implications for monetary policy. But the story shows that European politicians (like those elsewhere) are tempted to bend the rules to ensure that they have their preferred candidate in charge of the central bank. This undermines the ECB’s image as one of the world’s most independent central banks.
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