Coverage: Auto sales fell in September
Auto sales, after six years of strong growth, fell in September even though dealers increased financial incentives to potential buyers. Nathan Bomey of USA Today has the news: September vehicle sales declined 0.5% to 1.44 million units, reflecting an annualized selling rate of 17.76 million vehicles, according to Autodata. With one quarter to go, the industry is expected to […]
Bloomberg names Murray ME for economic coverage
Bloomberg News has made a number of promotions in its economics news coverage team in Washington. Longtime Bloomberg staffer Brendan Murray has been promoted to managing editor of U.S. economic coverage. Murray has been with Bloomberg since April 1998, as a commodities reporter, economics reporter, White House correspondent and as an economics editor in Washington […]
Coverage: Fed keeps interest rates steady, for now
The Federal Reserve Board decided to maintain the level of the federal funds rate, which is the basis for interest rates, on Wednesday, but it indicated that an increase could happen soon. Jeff Cox of CNBC.com had the news: After the latest move by the central bank to pass on a hike, Yellen was left to […]
Dow Jones Newswires released Fed data early
Dow Jones Newswires prematurely released news on Thursday from the Federal Reserve, the second early data release from the central bank in the last three months, reports Greg Robb of MarketWatch.com Robb writes, “Dow Jones Newswires released headlines on August industrial production at 9:08 a.m Eastern. The data was scheduled for release at 9:15 a.m. “It’s not clear […]
Washington Post seeks economics editor
The Washington Post is looking for an ambitious and innovative editor to help lead, alongside Simone Sebastian, our economics and policy team. An important part of the job is running Wonkblog, one of The Post’s most popular verticals and a key venue for coverage of economics, policy and data. This is a role that requires a […]
Coverage: U.S. household income rises for first time since 2007
The Census Bureau released data Tuesday that shows that the median U.S. household income rose 5.2 percent last year to more than $56,000, the first increase since 2007 and a sign of the continuing economic recovery. Nick Timiraos and Janet Adamy of The Wall Street Journal have the news: The increase was the largest annual gain recorded since the […]
WSJ seeks digital producer for economics/central banking coverage
The Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau is seeking an enterprising digital producer to join our Global Economics and Pro Central Banking team. The producer will work alongside our economics editors to shape and execute a wide-ranging digital strategy. Duties include curating our economy and central banking pages on WSJ.com, managing social media accounts, conducting analyses […]
Washington Business Journal seeks two reporters
The Washington Business Journal, the leading source for local business news in Greater Washington, is seeking reporters for two high-profile beats: Economic development Technology/startups/innovation A Business Journal reporter is the beating heart of the organization and the business, with the vital task of pumping news, information and life into our products on all platforms. First […]
Coverage: Parsing the Fed minutes for July
The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting from July, and that means economics reporters spent Wednesday afternoon trying to decipher what they mean. Jon Hilsenrath of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The Fed’s Wednesday release of minutes from its July 26-27 meeting suggested a rate increase is […]
Laid-off Market News reporter finds job at The Hill
Timothy Weatherhead, one of the reporters laid off at Market News International last month, has found a new job. Weatherhead has been hired as a financial regulation reporter for The Hill. He was one of 17 business journalists laid off at Market News International in July, shortly after it was acquired by private equity firm Hale […]
