Germany's new ECB board member would have opposed new bond buys

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Isabel Schnabel, Germany's next representative on the European Central Bank's board, would have voted against restarting bond purchases but considers the tool a valid instrument and sees the need to maintain easy policy, she said on Tuesday.With growth slowing, the ECB approved a broad stimulus package in September, generating unusually intense public debate among policymakers and culminating in the resignation of Germany's previous board representative, Sabine..