{
  "id": 17052512,
  "title": "European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde to step down in February, before her term ends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/european-central-bank-ecb-head-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-17052512",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:33:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/european-central-bank-ecb-head-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-february-before-her-term-ends/a-79794353?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is to resign nine months ahead of the end of her 8-year term. European Council President Antonio Costa has said the process to find a successor is underway.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}