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Press statement by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis following the announcement of the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, to step down on 7 February 2027

Council of the EU /

Also: European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement, Euronews ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down next February, months before her mandate ends, The Japan Times ECB President Lagarde resigns at time of mounting challenges for Europe, MercoPress Christine Lagarde to step down early as European Central Bank president in February, Le Monde ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early, Bloomberg Lagarde to Step Down as ECB President on Feb. 7, The Economist Christine Lagarde departs at a moment of peril, The Wall Street Journal Christine Lagarde to Resign Early as ECB President, Semafor European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde to step down, POLITICO Europe Lagarde’s early exit Le Pen-proofs ECB as France veers toward a debt reckoning, The Guardian Europe’s central bank chief Christine Lagarde steps down for ‘freedom of speech’, Financial Times Christine Lagarde to step down as ECB president in February, The New York Times Christine Lagarde to Step Down as President of European Central Bank, The Globe and Mail Lagarde quits ECB early to speak on issues outside monetary policy · see all

In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Lagarde sai para ter "liberdade de intervenção" e garante que não haverá decisões do BCE "no limbo" (pt), Der Standard EZB-Chefin Lagarde kündigt Rücktritt im Februar an, Leitzins bleibt stabil (de), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [속보] ECB 금리 동결, 예금금리 연 2.50% (ko), Estadão Christine Lagarde renuncia à presidência do Banco Central Europeu e deixará cargo em fevereiro (pt), Handelsblatt Geldpolitik: EZB: Keine Zinserhöhung trotz steigender Inflation (de), NRC Lagarde treedt vervroegd terug als ECB-president. Gaat ze een rol spelen in de Franse campagne? (nl), Svenska Dagbladet Christine Lagarde avgår som ECB-chef (sv), Expansión Lagarde anuncia que deja la presidencia del BCE el 7 de febrero (es), Rzeczpospolita Szefowa Europejskiego Banku Centralnego odejdzie ze stanowiska (pl), Het Financieele Dagblad ECB-president Lagarde vertrekt in februari, voor het einde van haar termijn (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Finanzen: EZB-Präsidentin Lagarde wird im Februar vorzeitig abtreten (de), Diario Financiero La presidenta del BCE, Christine Lagarde, dimite y dejará el cargo el 7 de febrero (es), Der Spiegel Christine Lagarde: EZB-Chefin tritt vorzeitig zurück (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Am 7. Februar 2027: EZB-Präsidentin Lagarde tritt im Februar vorzeitig zurück (de), Dagens Næringsliv Sentralbanksjef Christine Lagarde vil gå av før tiden (no), Dagens industri Bekräftat: ECB-chefen lämnar i förtid (sv), Le Temps La présidente de la Banque centrale européenne Christine Lagarde annonce son départ pour février 2027 (fr), Cinco Días El euro cae a mínimos de más de un año tras la pausa del BCE y el adiós anticipado de Lagarde (es), Valor Econômico Christine Lagarde deixará presidência do BCE em fevereiro de 2027, oito meses antes do fim do mandato (pt), Asahi Shimbun 欧州中銀のラガルド総裁が来年2月退任へ フランス大統領選を懸念か (ja), Le Figaro Après le départ de Christine Lagarde, pourquoi la France est mal partie pour conserver la présidence de la BCE (fr) · see all

  1. DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants

    Emmy Martin and Lauren McCarthy / The New York Times /

    Also: The Globe and Mail DoorDash strikes $17-billion deal for rival Instacart as grocery delivery race heats up, Financial Times DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17bn, The Guardian DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17bn in major grocery delivery consolidation, BBC DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Lieferdienste: US-Essenslieferant Doordash kauft Konkurrenten Instacart für 17 Milliarden Dollar (de)

  2. Investors May Have Bought All the AI Bonds They Can Handle

    Phil Serafino / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Globe and Mail Microsoft plans to raise $25-billion in U.S. bond sale, media report says

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Geldpolitik: US-Inflation bleibt hoch: Anleihemarkt preist bereits die nächste Zinserhöhung in den USA ein (de)

  3. Xi Jinping elevates general who led purge of China’s military

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal China’s Xi Demands More Loyalty as Purges Trim Party Elite

  4. Fed Will Hold Fewer Rate-Setting Meetings Starting Next Year

    Ben Casselman / The New York Times /

    Also: Semafor Fed holds rates steady despite dissents, Euronews Fed holds rates days before US midterms as two officials push for another hike, Bloomberg Fed Holds Rates With a Hawkish Edge, MarketWatch The Fed held off on a rate hike. Today’s GDP and inflation reports could make waiting harder., Financial Times Strong US inflation and growth will keep Fed on a tightening path, The Globe and Mail U.S. inflation heats up in September, supporting expectations of Fed rate hike, The National US Fed holds interest rates steady as inflation runs hot, The Business Times AI outlook, energy prices to drive Asian markets as Fed holds rate steady, Financial Times Why did the Fed hold rates despite inflation? | FT #shorts · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Fed mantém juros apesar de aumento da inflação (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 중간선거 앞둔 Fed의 '애매한 동결'…시장은 "12월 인상이 마지막" [심성미의 중앙은행 워치] (ko), Portafolio Dólar en Colombia abre al alza este 29 de octubre impulsado por la decisión de la Reserva Federal sobre las tasas (es), Dagens industri Experten om Fed-beskedet: Tonen lite duvaktig (sv), Handelsblatt Preise: Wichtiges US-Inflationsmaß steigt – Druck auf Fed wächst (de) · see all

  5. Putin Eyes Russian Factory Moves to Africa Amid Sanctions

    Kyiv Post /

  6. Greek PM calls for global maritime truce after Greek ship sunk in drone attack

    Al-Monitor /

  7. Alphabet’s AI Risk Extends Beyond $1 Trillion, Filing Shows

    Davey Alba / Bloomberg /

  8. ECB Officials Are Ready to Raise Interest Rates in December

    Mark Schroers / Bloomberg /

  9. US growth leans on AI as rest of rich world stalls - Oxford Economics

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  10. Russia's weekly seaborne crude export value hits wartime high of $2.76bn

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  11. 80% of Ukrainians Back Refinery Strikes Despite US Aid Risk

    Kyiv Post /

  12. The Fed Risks Falling Behind in its Inflation Fight

    Colby Smith / The New York Times /

  13. Qatar suspected of Israeli election interference, triggering national security investigation

    bne IntelliNews /

  14. Two fears will decide the fate of Anthropic’s giant IPO

    Financial Times /

  15. Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up margin on oil

    The Guardian /

    In other languages: Der Spiegel Shell und TotalEnergies: Europäische Ölkonzerne machen Milliardengewinne – im Quartal (de)

  16. Can Bond Vigilantes Prevent the Next Debt Crisis?

    Nouriel Roubini / Project Syndicate /

  17. Dangote refinery IPO: Nigeria’s pension funds take their biggest equity bet

    ‘Femi Asu / The Africa Report /

  18. Google hit by the AI revolution it helped spark

    Le Monde /

  19. Druckenmiller backs push to bring risky crypto-style bets to Wall Street

    Financial Times /

  20. Ottawa buys stake in Cohere in funding round valuing AI company at $35.7-billion

    Murad Hemmadi and Joe Castaldo / The Globe and Mail /

  21. Competition Bureau calls on provinces to introduce legislation limiting use of non-competes

    Vanmala Subramaniam / The Globe and Mail /

  22. The New Geopolitics of Mining

    Ngaire Woods / Project Syndicate /

  23. Falklands unveil 2026-2030 Islands Plan, with a sovereign wealth fund for energy revenues

    MercoPress /

  24. Europe is gearing up for a future war Russia is already waging

    The Economist /

Earlier today

  1. Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

    Federal Reserve /

  2. Fed Holds Fire as Warsh Telegraphs More Hikes Without Saying It

    Andrew Ackerman / Bloomberg /

  3. U.K. Budget Ducks Hard Choices Amid Market Concerns Over Debt

    Chelsey Dulaney / The Wall Street Journal /

  4. European gas price crosses €100 for first time since 2022 as EU warns of new crisis

    Euronews /

  5. Alphabet spells out more AI capex, China+1 doesn’t add up

    Financial Times /