(FILES) European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde poses during a photo session at the Palais Brongniart on the occasion of the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris on June 23, 2023. Christine Lagarde is to step down as President of the ECB on February 7, 2027, it was announced on October 30, 2026. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)