E.U. ministers are pushing for a December deal on ECB's next president

What happened: E.U. finance ministers took stock of nominations from Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernández de Cos as leaders weigh filling three ECB jobs as one package, pushing for a December deal on the ECB's next president. Why it matters: The ministers are aiming to settle the ECB leadership appointments as a single package by December, with the nominations of Knot and Hernández de Cos under consideration.

E.U. finance ministers took stock of nominations from Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernández de Cos as leaders weigh filling three ECB jobs as one package, pushing for a December deal on the ECB's next president.

The ministers are aiming to settle the ECB leadership appointments as a single package by December, with the nominations of Knot and Hernández de Cos under consideration.