🚨 EU Moves Early on Lagarde’s ECB Successor 🇪🇺💶
France’s central bank chief Villeroy de Galhau will step down in June 2026 📅 — giving President Macron the chance to appoint a replacement ahead of 2027 election risks ⚠️
With Lagarde’s ECB term ending Oct 2027 and 4 of 6 Executive Board seats opening (de Guindos ’26, Lane ’27, Schnabel Dec ’27), eurozone leaders are weighing a faster transition to limit political uncertainty 🇫🇷
Names circulating include Nagel and Knot 🏎️
Early positioning could shape the future path of eurozone monetary policy 💶
📰 Source: Bloomberg