01Economic governance30 October 20268 accounts

Lagarde resigns early from the ECB as the bank holds rates and flags a December hike

The accounts divide on whether her exit follows the French election calendar, her stated refusal of central bank neutrality, or the strain the bank leaves behind

02Economic governance28 October 20266 accounts

Supreme Court reserves its order on medicine prices after calling the regulator defunct

The bench pressed the Centre and hospitals on the gap between what drugs cost and what patients pay. A day later, capped cancer prices fell steeply for generics and not at all for top patented brands.

03Economic governance25 October 20266 accounts

Haryana power strike ends after the state tells its regulator to halt a private distribution licence

A 25-year licence for a second electricity distributor set off a strike and long blackouts. The state has now told the regulator not to put such licences into effect.

04Economic governance19 October 20266 accounts

Macron vows to punish rioters as France argues over who is to blame for 17 October

Half a million marched over prices and schools; the accounts split over whether the fires that followed belong to the far left, to immigration, or to a grievance nobody has yet answered.