2026-02-18 05:50:00
This relates to the earlier story here: ECB president Lagarde reportedly poised to leave the central bank before her term expires
The central bank refuting the report isn’t surprising and with things like this, it will never be confirmed until it is officially announced. So, don’t expect any real confirmation by the ECB on this matter.
In June last year, we saw a similar response by the central bank after Lagarde was linked with taking up a role at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The report at the time also speculated that she would be leaving the central bank in “early 2027”.
The ECB did not confirm nor deny that, in a somewhat similar manner here, although Lagarde did come out to say that “I regret to tell you that you’re not about to see the back of me”. Yet, here we are now.
