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  "id": 17130552,
  "title": "Race to find new head of European Central Bank after Lagarde leaves early",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/race-to-find-new-head-of-european-central-bank-after-lagarde-leaves",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T22:00:06.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20261029-race-to-find-new-head-of-european-central-bank-after-lagarde-leaves-early"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will step down in February, months before her term ends, officials said on Thursday, kicking off a race to succeed her against a turbulent backdrop in the eurozone and key elections in France.",
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        "published": "2026-10-29T05:22:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "European Central Bank meets as France's deteriorating public finances continue to drive questions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/european-central-bank-meets-as-frances-deteriorating-public-finances",
        "published": "2026-10-29T07:01:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
        "title": "Christine Lagarde to step down early as European Central Bank president in February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/christine-lagarde-to-step-down-early-as-european-central-bank",
        "published": "2026-10-29T14:32:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "European Central Bank President Lagarde to step down early",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/european-central-bank-president-lagarde-to-step-down-early",
        "published": "2026-10-29T16:34:55.000Z"
      }
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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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