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Are the rats abandoning the sinking interest-rate ship? Christine Lagarde is fleeing the ECB prematurely and stepping down from her post on February 7, 2027. By the book, she wouldn't have wrapped up until October, but political reality apparently brooks no delay.

The real reason for the haste?

France votes in spring 2027.

Emmanuel Macron is waking up to the fact that Marine Le Pen could win the race.

So they're hastily locking in influence over the ECB's top spot at the Élysée and sorting out the succession behind closed doors, before the voters can meddle.

EU Council President António Costa has already kicked off the process for the new ECB chief.

Candidates like Klaas Knot or Pablo Hernández de Cos are already jockeying for position.

Democracy is at its finest, after all, when the cushy posts are divvied up in the back room before the election.

And what’s Ms. Lagarde up to?

From the IMF to the ECB and straight on to Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF)—or so the persistent rumors go.

The seamless career hat-trick of the global elite.

Her own farewell reads as follows:

"I have just informed my colleagues that I will step down from my position as President of the ECB on February 7, 2027.

It has been a great honor to serve this institution.

I thank all those who have supported me on this journey over the past seven years."

What she calls pride was, for the citizen, a historic loss of purchasing power.

The party rolls on in Davos, and the European taxpayer foots the bill. Adieu!

#EZB #Lagarde #WEF

No word on how her face got banged up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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