German chancellor Angela Merkel and ECB president Mario Draghi had private talks in Berlin today

A German government spokesman said the meeting is not public and that this was part of an 'exchange of views' between Draghi as well as other heads of European institutions. The spokesman declined to comment on anything else pertaining to the meeting.





There have been reports in the background lately about Draghi being moved to the ECB chief economist post after he vacates presidency next year - in which the favourite to replace him right now is Jens Weidmann from the Bundesbank.





Wonder if that could have anything to do with it. Or maybe, they were just exchanging thoughts on preferred ice cream flavours.





"I'd much prefer Belgian chocolate, but I sense that you might go with Rocky Road".



