Levente Koroes
Levente is a reporter on the Central Banking newsdesk. He focuses on central banks in Europe, as well as reserves, cyber security, geopolitics and the effects of sanctions. He holds a degree in human, social and political sciences from the University of Cambridge.
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Former MNB governor detained in co-ordinated police action
Prosecution service detains György Matolcsy on suspicion of breach of trust causing financial loss
Former Richmond Fed chief to oppose discount window reform
Counting unused capacity towards prudential requirements would be ‘unwise’, Lacker will argue
Overnight rates hitting MRO no sign of failure, says Välimäki
Bank of Finland board member outlines preferred view of new ECB structural operations
Zoltán Kurali on the MNB’s monetary policy framework review
Hungarian deputy explains the rationale behind cutting the target from 3% to 2.5%, retaining a tolerance band and reducing meeting frequency
Reserve Benchmarks 2026 report – investing in uncertain times
Benchmarks highlight trend towards diversification, AI use and a modest response to tariffs
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Fed should avoid communicating without a framework – Musalem
St Louis Fed president outlines his preferred view of monetary policy comms
ECB should become global lender of last resort – report
Academics put forward policy recommendations to further internationalise euro
German authorities announce cyber investment fraud crackdown
“Operation Heracles” cut off nearly 10,000 phone numbers used for investment fraud
The OeNB’s Martin Kocher on the Eurosystem’s inflation outlook
The Austrian central bank’s governor speaks about ECB succession, forward guidance and eurobonds, as well as lessons from QE losses, access to cash interventions and Austria’s excessive deficit procedure
Relying on ECB to fight inflation ‘no longer viable’ – paper
Researchers argue EU should co-ordinate with central bank to tackle ‘shockflation’
Federal Reserve delivers first rate hike since 2023
FOMC expects policy to remain around 4.1% for 2026–27 and inflation to reach 2% by 2029
ECB implements second 25bp hike of year
Bank says second-round effects have yet to show up in wage data as energy inflation spikes to 14.2%