Dow Jones Newswires seeks an economics reporter in Barcelona

Dow Jones Newswires seeks a digitally proficient financial journalist to cover regional economies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The role involves covering economic indicators in the region, helping to plan and coordinate coverage ahead of time, then sending headlines and quickly writing the first stories and essential updates that provide professional investors with […]

WSJ hires Linskey to cover economic policy

The Wall Street Journal has hired Washington Post reporter Annie Linskey to cover economic policy. She will start in December. Linskey is a White House reporter for the Post. She covered Democrats in the 2020 presidential campaign as a national political reporter for the Post. Before coming to The Post, Linskey was the lead reporter on Democrats […]

Semafor hires Weissmann as its Washington editor

News site Semafor has hired Jordan Weissmann as its Washington editor. He has been a Slate as a senior editor, focusing on policy, politics, and economics. He also was a senior business and economics correspondent at Slate. Before that, he was an economics blogger and editor for The Atlantic. He has also reported for The National Law Journal. Weissmann has […]

Reuters Breakingviews hires Winck as a columnist

Reuters Breakingviews has hired Ben Winck as a columnist in Washington covering the Federal Reserve and the economy. He will start on Monday. He has been at Business Insider as a markets reporter covering stock moves, central bank policy, quarterly earnings, research, and the investing landscape as a whole. Previously, Winck served as reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business and […]

The WSJ reporter known as the Fed whisperer

Jen Wieczner of New York Magazine profiles Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos, who covers the Federal Reserve. Wieczner writes, “The extra attention on Timiraos started a little more than a year ago, when he correctly reported (nearly two months in advance) that the Fed would begin winding down its pandemic stimulus in November. But the buzz […]

Bloomberg seeks an economy and government reporter in Saudi Arabia

Bloomberg is looking for a dynamic, self-starting reporter to cover economic and government news in Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience in journalism and a proven track record of producing insightful and compelling work. They’ll have a solid understanding of economics and markets as well as the political history […]

NY Times seeks an economic policy correspondent in DC

The Washington bureau of the New York Times is seeking a domestic economic policy correspondent with a focus on narrative storytelling that examines how Washington’s policies are filtering through the economy and impacting workers, families, businesses, communities and other areas of life. This would be a news-driven role and would involve a reporter who can […]

Semafor hires Zeballos-Roig to cover economic policy

Semafor has hired Joseph Zeballos-Roig to cover economic policy and other issues on Capitol Hill with a focus on the Senate. He previously was a policy reporter covering taxes, inequality and federal spending at Business Insider. Zeballos-Roig joined Business Insider in 2019 as a policy reporting fellow. He worked freelance for The New Republic and […]

Business Insider economic policy reporter Zeballos-Roig departs

Joseph Zeballos-Roig, a policy reporter covering taxes, inequality and federal spending at Business Insider, has left. Zeballos-Roig’s tweet reads: “It’s been a great run. And I’m grateful for the opportunities and colleagues I had the pleasure to work with for the past 3 years, especially on the Economy team. I’ll share more about what’s next […]

WSJ’s Derby departs for Reuters

Michael Derby, a senior special writer at The Wall Street Journal, has left to join Reuters to cover the Federal Reserve Board and economy issues. He had been at The Journal since April 2000. Derby had been covering the U.S. Federal Reserve system, reporting on central bank news, speeches, research, conferences, regulatory developments and related […]