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Olaf Storbeck

Frankfurt bureau chief @FinancialTimes. All things ECB. Dormant account, follow me on Blue Sky. Account see Twitter handle.

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ECB increases rates in ‘pretty obvious’ response to Middle East energy shock

First rise since 2023 ● Central bank leads G7 reaction ● Move was expected ● No hint on future policy

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ECB increases rates in ‘pretty obvious’ response to Middle East energy shock

First rise since 2023 ● Central bank leads G7 reaction ● Move was expected ● No hint on future policy

With:Ian Smith

Financial Times•JUN 12, 2026•Lead Story

ECB reined in Revolut’s European arm over rapid rate of product innovation

With:Laith Al-Khalaf

Financial Times•JUN 11, 2026

ECB official attacks Berlin’s ‘meddling’ in UniCredit move for Commerzbank

Financial Times•MAY 12, 2026

Focuses on institutional tensions within the European banking sector, highlighting a clash between European central banking authorities and German national interests.

ECB and BoE warn of rate rises as Iran war takes toll

Energy shock spurs inflation pressure

With:Sam Fleming

Financial Times•MAY 1, 2026•Lead Story

The paper examines the secondary economic fallout of Middle East conflict, focusing on the policy dilemmas facing central banks as energy-driven inflation risks a return to rate hikes.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Olaf Storbeck in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.