Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president nine months ahead of schedule
5 sources·Updated October 29, 2026
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- Global News World·7h agoEuropean Central Bank chief resigns as economic volatility worsens
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced her resignation on Thursday, ending months of speculation about her future just as Europe enters a period volatility.
Read at Global News World → - Sky News Home·7h agoCould she stand? Lagarde quits European Central Bank ahead of French election
The French head of the European Central Bank (ECB) is to step down from the role, just months ahead of the troubled country's presidential election.
Read at Sky News Home → - NYT Business·8h agoChristine Lagarde to Step Down as President of European Central Bank
Her plan to depart in February, months before the end of an eight-year term, sets in motion a selection process among European leaders for a new central bank president.
Read at NYT Business → - Irish Independent Business·8h agoChristine Lagarde to resign as European Central Bank chief in FebruaryRead at Irish Independent Business →
- Irish Times Business·9h agoChristine Lagarde to step down as ECB president nine months ahead of schedule
Her eight-year term at the helm of the powerful monetary authority was set to end in October 2027
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