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WSJ names senior commentator for markets and economics

Wall Street Journal editor for money and investing Francesco Guerrera sent out the following staff announcement on Monday:

We’re pleased to announce that Michael Casey will be taking on a new position as senior commentator for markets and economics. In this role, he’ll be producing an expanded version of his regular “Horizons” column on global economic and financial affairs.

The column will be featured on a variety of platforms, and Michael will contribute in various other ways to all platforms, including DJX, our new specialized digital news service . He will write regular posts for the MoneyBeat blog and Market Talk. He also will compile a more comprehensive version of the popular “Global Call Notes,” the early morning analytical item that is used for internal scheduling and as a published summary of macroeconomic events. Michael will remain a frequent presence in our video programming and will help oversee the buildout of economics features on DJX.

With a wealth of international experience working on four continents, Michael is uniquely positioned to help drive our macroeconomic and global financial coverage to new heights. As we develop new editorial offerings in the macroeconomic arena and seek to deliver them in a form that is valuable to institutional clients and regular readers, Michael’s deep knowledge, experience and versatility will be critical to this effort.

Michael, who joined Dow Jones in 1997, served most recently as Managing Editor, Americas for DJ FX Trader. Among his previous roles, Michael was bureau chief in Buenos Aires for six years, an assistant managing editor and foreign exchange reporter. He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia, has a master’s degree from Cornell University and is the author of two books.

Michael will report to Francesco Guerrera, Financial Editor. Please join us in wishing Michael well in this important new role.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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