Bloomberg seeks managing editor for U.S. economy coverage
Bloomberg is seeking an experienced editor to serve as managing editor for one of its core coverage areas, the U.S. economy. This job requires a creative journalist who can lead an award-winning team tasked with delivering breaking and market-moving news, in-depth and authoritative analysis and memorable enterprise all in reader-friendly formats. They will need to […]
NPR names Horsley its chief economics correspondent
NPR business editor Pallavi Gogoi sent out the following announcement on Thursday: I’m delighted to announce that White House Correspondent Scott Horsley is joining the Business Desk as NPR’s Chief Economics Correspondent. Scott is poised to take on this position at a time when the global economy has entered an era of dramatic and profound change, much of […]
Toronto Star hires Scoffield to write column about economic policy
The Toronto Star has hired Canadian Press Ottawa bureau chief Heather Scoffield to write a column about economic policy. Scoffield has been at Canadian Press for nearly a decade and the bureau chief since June 2013. She leads an award-winning newsroom of 18 people who regularly break news and dominate national coverage of federal politics. Scoffield started […]
Coverage: January job growth blows away expectations
The U.S. economy blew away expectations for employment growth in January, adding 304,000 jobs amid the government shutdown and ongoing trade turmoil, and easing fears that a deep slowdown — or even a recession — is on its way. Danielle Paquette and Heather Long of The Washington Post had the news: January marked the 100th straight month of […]
Coverage: The Fed is slowing down on interest rate hikes
The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday signaled its three-year-drive to tighten monetary policy may be at an end amid a suddenly cloudy outlook for the U.S. economy due to global headwinds and impasses over trade and government budget negotiations. Howard Schneider and Jason Lange of Reuters had the news: As it held interest rates steady, the U.S. central […]
Coverage: Government shutdown cost economy $6 billion
The month-long government shutdown cost the U.S. economy $6 billion, according to Friday estimates by S&P Global Ratings. That’s $300 million more than Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build the southern border wall. Morgan GStalter of The Hill had the news: Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said earlier this week that he didn’t expect the shutdown […]
Coverage: Housing sales drop to three-year low
Existing-home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.99 million in December, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday, the lowest since November 2015. Sales were down 6.4 percent for the month, and 10.3 percent lower than the year-ago rate. Andrea Riquier of MarketWatch.com had the news: In December, home showings were 7.2% lower than a […]
Coverage: China’s economy grew by 6.6% in 2018, lowest since 1990
China announced Monday that its official economic growth came in at 6.6 percent in 2018, the slowest pace since 1990. Huileng Tan of CNBC.com had the news: That announcement was highly anticipated by many around the world amid Beijing’s ongoing trade dispute with the U.S., its largest trading partner. Economists polled by Reuters had predicted full-year GDP to come in […]
St. Louis Public Radio seeks an economic development reporter
St. Louis Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, is seeking a reporter to cover efforts throughout the region to expand the economy and grow more jobs. This position will delve into what government, university and business leaders are doing to create more opportunity in St. Louis, as well as identifying what’s holding the region back. We’re […]
Bloomberg Fed reporter Torres on why he visits factories
Federal Reserve reporter Craig Torres of Bloomberg News spoke with the David Beckworth of the Macro Musings podcast to discuss how he visits factories to understand what is going on in the economy and labor. Here is an excerpt: Craig Torres: Well, I think my profession, journalism and the Silicon Valley which tends to hype because hype equals money for […]
