Via Bloomberg:

  • The European Central Bank’s public debate over buying government bonds is reaching a climax
  • Just a few days left before a conventional quiet period starts ahead of their January 22 policy meeting
  • Draghi will speak on January 14, at an event organized by German newspaper Welt
  • Jens Weidmann will speak on January 15

(Also on the day Draghi is due to speak, Court ruling this week to play its part in the ECB QE decision)