{
  "id": 17055459,
  "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-17055459",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T11:09:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446507/ecb-president-lagarde-resigns-at-time-of-mounting-challenges-for-europe"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "FRANKFURT: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced her resignation on Thursday, ending months of speculation about her future just as Europe enters a period of rising economic volatility and divisive electoral politics. Lagarde will step down on February 7, giving current European Union leaders time to pick a successor well before a French presidential election that polls show…",
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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."
}