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Levente Koroes

@lkoro.es
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Reporter for Central Banking covering Europe, reserves management, ESG, cybersecurity and fintech. I also like running, coffee and photography. Opinions are my own unless otherwise indicated.

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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 24/09/2026
Entirely susceptible to clickbait today: first an article about the need for an independent Scottish central bank, and now the Hasan Piker interview on the FT
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 22/09/2026
no please we don't want them (the camdenians)
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 16/09/2026
Movie poster "Quantum of Solace". Changed title: "Dose of accommodation"
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 16/09/2026
The Fed transcript generator turning Hormuz into "whore moose" will never not be funny
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 10/09/2026
The ‘Kirkiversary’ vs 9/11 split in discourse is fascinating to observe
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 08/09/2026
I've drafted half a dozen posts about "becoming British" but the TLDR is that one really can integrate by taking an open mind and curiosity to most interactions. I love this country (in a non-flag-flaunting way) even if it is imperfect.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 04/09/2026
www.ft.com/content/239d... It's not tech or tracking that will solve this issue but outlawing time-based pricing and introducing distance-based fares instead. The current business model incentivises getting from point A to point B as fast as possible!
ft.com
Can e-bike companies control their rogue riders?
Lime, Forest and other rental providers say they are adjusting their service to encourage users to stop at traffic lights and not cycle on pavements
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 03/09/2026
Is the City going through a Covid outbreak or is the fact that all Boots have sold out of tests a symptom of a supply issue? @londoncentric.media
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 03/09/2026
I love how the people crying "foreign-funded international meddling in our sovereign politics" have been funding other people's meddling in politics abroad. Burn MCC to the ground
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 26/08/2026
The ECB vibecoded a live reddit sentiment analysis tool. It's super fun dashboard.r-risi.workers.dev#/overview
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 25/08/2026
This but with £6 for a Guinness zero. Yeah no thanks.
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Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is Metternich?
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 31/07/2026
There’s an energy shortage in Hungary - interesting to watch how the new govt is dealing with it.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 26/07/2026
This and the FT signalboosting a McKinsey report highlighting the excesses of financialisation make me think that this is an insane timeline
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 22/07/2026
climate policy
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 22/07/2026
really considering cycling to Paris this weekend
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 20/07/2026
Glad to have my hands on a physical (review) copy of @robinwigglesworth.ft.com ‘s new book. Plasticbacks are all the rage I hear…
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 19/07/2026
The trip was going well until my Eurostar caught on fire and we had to be evacuated, then checked in again in Lille. Back in London three and a half hours late.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 09/07/2026
Ok fine some more. I saw some guys with a Super 8 and I had to grab a photo for @m-kamilla.bsky.social. I has a great kebab on a train. I had an even better cardamom bun off the train. I also cycled through wet pine forests and ate headwind for breakfast.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 09/07/2026
Anyway. I told myself I wouldn’t read the news for two weeks. It’s been great.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 09/07/2026
This adjective adds nothing of substance to the paragraph.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 02/07/2026
"compute equals power" I can't
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 02/07/2026
"so much of the magic I get out of AI is because I already love learning" so much of the magic I get out of stabbing myself repeatedly is because I love swords
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 02/07/2026
"when I fly from north carolina to california for my job I talk to chatgpt every part of the way" great. amazing. incredible.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 02/07/2026
why did it take until the fourth question and finally from Andrew Bailey to push back on the slop from this man
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 02/07/2026
"If we get to AGI, do you think there will be a significant improvement in productivity?" how about we get there first
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 02/07/2026
Imagine being the ECB's chief economist, having 45 minutes with OpenAI's chief economist and your first question not being "so what is your plan to profitability?"
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 25/06/2026
Crossing London tonight is certainly an experience
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 25/06/2026
As I continue my mission to civilise, I have taken it on myself to call people out who e-mail me with AI-composed text. You're welcome.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 10/06/2026
Proud to have awarded Jerome Powell Governor of the Year. @centralbanking.bsky.social
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 19/05/2026
A friend has built a service to be able to read his Twitter timeline in print, and he’s expanded it to Bluesky too. Sign up here if you’re interested. birdpost.co.uk
birdpost.co.uk
Birdpost — Your feed in print
A printed newspaper of your Bluesky feed, delivered to your mailbox.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 17/05/2026
Just saw a racer take a shoe off around mile 8 of the Hackney Half, do a shoey and continue running. The death of the global citizen is greatly exaggerated
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 06/05/2026
New collector coin from the @bportugal.pt to commemorate the World Cup has the organiser countries listed in alphabetical order - so the USA is last. Odds that Portugal will get 200% tariffs when Trump finds out?
bportugal.pt
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 23/04/2026
One of our new reporters, Enes, wrote a fantastic feature on the events in Colombia. It's definitely worth a read.
centralbanking.com
Can Banrep survive schism with government? - Central Banking
Finance minister’s withdrawal from board could prevent next two rate decisions from going ahead
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 21/04/2026
It’s the most Bluesky thing that’s ever happened: Comment is Freed x London Centric local elections prediction collab just dropped. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-loc...
londoncentric.media
Predicting every London election result
Plus: What's the tube strike ACTUALLY about?
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 21/04/2026
Every now and again I see the Cato Institute write about CBDC and it's the same very mentally sane guy every single time.
cato.org
European Central Bank Denies Digital Euro Public Records Request
The European Central Bank would rather control the flow of information than let the public see what’s happening for themselves.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 15/04/2026
Magyar on Hungarian state media this morning is an absolute treat
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 13/04/2026
He called for a two-term limit in his acceptance speech tonight.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 12/04/2026
Fantastic day.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 12/04/2026
Went to my first midnight omelette party last night. Thanks for the inspo, @jemima.bsky.social!
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 09/04/2026
My interview with the @suomenpankki.fi 's Olli Rehn has just been published. I asked him to elaborate on his views on how demographics will impact monetary policy, alongside geopolitics, green policies, NBFI and stablecoins. Read here: www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
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Fergal O’Connor @a-fergal.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Banque de France's €11bn gold windfall discussed here, with myself quoted on what's behind it - shorturl.at/jhUFo by @lkoro.es @ucc.ie
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Banque de France made €11bn by ‘bringing gold up to standard’ - Central Banking
Exchanging lower-quality NY bullion for higher-spec European bars led to ‘exceptional’ capital gain
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 10/03/2026
I'm (supposed to be) preparing for this exam and I'm convinced that it should, at best, ask candidates to demonstrate their ability to make a cuppa, engage in 15 minutes of small talk about the weather and display queuing skills. I'm also OK with having to recite the BTP announcement verbatim.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 09/03/2026
Insane story: Ukrainian savings bank swaps cash and gold with Austrian partner (€35m and 9kg), convoy gets raided by HU counter-terrorism officers and staff are detained in Budapest for 30 hours blindfolded and cuffed. HU authorities deny consular and legal access and speak Russian with them.
centralbanking.com
NBU governor calls for EU probe into asset seizure - Central Banking
State-owned bank’s staff now released from custody, but assets remain in Hungary
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 05/03/2026
It just keeps happening www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemi...
wsj.com
Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead.
A new lawsuit alleges Google’s chatbot sent a Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit. When that failed, it set a suicide countdown clock for him.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 03/03/2026
Every now and again I realise that life in London means spending ~50% of my income on rent in a flatshare, getting ripped off by the most expensive public transport network in Europe and having the police laugh at even trying to recover my stolen bike (from the building I live in).
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 28/02/2026
“Bored of Peace”
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 27/02/2026
Cool ECB paper alert! These researchers used satellite data to monitor NO2 emissions and predict oil demand.
ecb.europa.eu
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 25/02/2026
There's insane, and there's whatever this is.
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Levente Koroes @lkoro.es · 18/02/2026
The game of musical chairs at the @ecb.europa.eu continues. Who may replace Lagarde? My latest for @centralbanking.bsky.social
centralbanking.com
Changing of Lagarde: who might take over at the ECB? - Central Banking
De Cos and Knot among contenders, following reports that president may be stepping down early
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