The critical date for the European Central Bank presidency, all eyes are on two candidates today
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Euro-area governments face a Friday, November 6 deadline to nominate candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president after her early departure, with Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot and Spanish economist Pablo Hernández de Cos emerging as the leading contenders. EU leaders aim to reach agreement on the appointment in December. The race matters because the next president will inherit the ECB's monetary policy stance and balance-sheet runoff at a sensitive moment for inflation and growth. Watch for formal nominations by the deadline and whether leaders converge on a single candidate ahead of the December summit.
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