{
  "id": 17163580,
  "title": "At the ECB, Christine Lagarde announces departure, saying she wants 'freedom to engage on matters that are not monetary policy matters'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/at-the-ecb-christine-lagarde-announces-departure-saying-she-wants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T01:47:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/10/30/at-the-ecb-christine-lagarde-announces-departure-saying-she-wants-freedom-to-engage-on-matters-that-are-not-monetary-policy-matters_6767059_19.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European Central Bank's Governing Council kept interest rates unchanged despite rising inflation in the eurozone, shifting attention to President Christine Lagarde's announcement that she would step down nine months before the end of her term.",
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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."
}