Coverage: Canada slams tariffs as “insulting”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the White House rationale for imposing punitive trade tariffs on Canada as “insulting and unacceptable,” the latest leader to warn of a looming trade war with the United States. Laura King of the Los Angeles Times had the news: The complaint was a dramatic departure from the conciliatory approach Trudeau […]
Coverage: Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and EU start a trade war
President Donald Trump on Thursday imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, triggering immediate retaliation from U.S. allies and protests from American businesses and farmers. David J. Lynch, Josh Dawsey and Damian Paletta of The Washington Post had the news: The tariffs — 25 percent on steel and 10 […]
Coverage: U.S., China put trade war on hold
The U.S. trade war with China is “on hold” after the world’s largest economies agreed to drop their tariff threats while they work on a wider trade agreement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. Lindsay Dunsmuir and Howard Schneider of Reuters have the news: “We are putting the trade war on hold. Right now, we have […]
Coverage: Oil prices briefly hit $80 a barrel
Crude-oil prices on Thursday ended little changed, if not slightly higher, after a brief jaunt past $80 a barrel for the international benchmark first the time since 2014. Myra P. Saefong and Sara McFarlane of MarketWatch.com had the news: WTI prices finished flat, having been poised earlier to mark another 3½-year settlement high. Brent prices were barely positive […]
Coverage: Housing starts fell in April
The Commerce Department said housing starts dropped 3.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.287 million units in April. The decline reversed March’s rise, indicating that housing continued to tread water. Lucia Mutikani of Reuters had the news: Building permits fell 1.8 percent to a rate of 1.352 million units last month. Starts fell […]
PBS NewsHour seeks digital video producer for economics
PBS NewsHour is seeking a Digital Video Producer, Economics who will be responsible for strategizing, producing and managing production of original video content, especially designed for social and online consumption that focuses on economics content. You will work closely with senior digital and editorial newsroom leadership and audience development team to create online content that […]
Newsday reporter Bauman joins Daily Mail to cover jobs/economy
Newsday reporter Valerie Bauman has joined The Daily Mail’s New York bureau to cover national social affairs and trends. That means she will be covering immigration, jobs and the economy, according to her LinkedIn profile. Bauman joined Newsday in September. 2014 and covered the town of Islip. Before that, she worked at the Puget Sound Business Journal covering health […]
Bloomberg’s Sasso has new beat on the economy
Bloomberg News reporter Michael Sasso, who has been covering the airline industry out of the Atlanta bureau, has a new beat focused on the economy. The beat is called “Barometers” and Sasso’s objective is to find under-the-radar economic indicators in company news and from other sources. Many — but not all — of his examples will […]
WSJ seeks economics reporter in London
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter with an interest in economics and finance to join the U.K. team that covers Britain’s economic, political and general news. The reporter will be responsible for running the premium, real-time delivery system for European economic data. The role involves organizing coverage of core economic data across […]
Coverage: Trade deficit narrows in March
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as exports increased to a record high amid a surge in deliveries of commercial aircraft and soybeans, bolstering the economy’s outlook heading into the second quarter. Lucia Mutikani of Reuters had the news: The Commerce Department said the trade deficit tumbled 15.2 percent to a six-month low of […]
