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European Central Bank President to step down nine months early

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Mon, 2 Nov 2026, 10:37am
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Lagarde has announced that she will step down early as President of the European Central Bank on February 7, 2027. (Photo by Andreas Arnold/picture alliance via Getty Images)

The Head of Europe's central bank is resigning nine months before her eight year term ends. 

Christine Lagarde is stepping down as President of the European Central Bank on February 7th, 2027. 

Her resignation also comes ahead of France's next presidential election, and there's speculation the timing was chosen so her successor could be chosen while the pro-EU Emmanuel Macron was in power. 

Business Correspondent Vicky Pryce joined Ryan Bridge to discuss. 

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