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  "id": 17054824,
  "title": "ECB President Lagarde resigns at time of mounting challenges for Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-lagarde-resigns-at-time-of-mounting-challenges-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T11:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/29/ecb-lagarde-resignation/"
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  "summary": "The move comes as the ECB battles inflation risks from an Iran-driven oil shock while a sharp rise in bond yields threatens to dampen growth.",
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        "outlet": "ECB Press",
        "title": "ECB President Lagarde to step down on 7 February 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-lagarde-to-step-down-on-7-february-2027",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "ECB President Lagarde to stand down in Februrary",
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        "published": "2026-10-29T10:04:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/christine-lagarde-to-step-down-as-ecb-president-in-february",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:04:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/christine-lagarde-to-step-down-as-ecb-president-in-february-17046197",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:17:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down in February 2027, nine months before term ends",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-february-2027-nine",
        "published": "2026-10-29T10:21:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early in February 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-early-in-february-2027",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:12:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down in February 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-to-step-down-in-february-2027-17054664",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:15:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Christine Lagarde: The outsider who led the ECB her way",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/christine-lagarde-the-outsider-who-led-the-ecb-her-way",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:27:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "ECB President Christine Lagarde resigns after months of speculation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-president-christine-lagarde-resigns-after-months-of-speculation",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:32:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "ECB head Lagarde resigns amid mounting economic, political challenges for Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ecb-head-lagarde-resigns-amid-mounting-economic-political-challenges",
        "published": "2026-10-29T13:06:01.000Z"
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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."
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