I write about the British economy, reporting on the government’s economic policies and the Bank of England’s decisions. My reporting focuses on how households and businesses are dealing with an economic environment that has been through major shocks in the past few years, including Brexit, the Covid pandemic, an energy crisis and high inflation.
I also cover the European Central Bank, an influential institution which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, and write about economics news in Europe. I travel around Britain and the rest of Europe to do reporting for my stories.
I have covered European economics, markets and business news for more than a decade. I started my career writing about government bond and currency markets for Bloomberg News; reporting on the fallout of the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis, the Scottish and Brexit referendums, and the impact of ultra low interest rates. I was a global economics reporter for Quartz, a digital media startup focused on business and technology news. While at Quartz, I received the Young Financial Journalist of the Year award from the Wincott Foundation, a British organization that honors economics journalism.
Before joining The Times, I completed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism, where I took classes at Columbia University’s Business and Journalism schools.
I grew up in the British town of Reading, which is west of London. I moved to London for university and have worked here ever since.
Like all Times journalists, I follow the standards in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. My top priority is to be fair and accurate in my reporting, while as often as possible telling stories that reflect the experiences of a diverse range of people. To do this I go to the places I’m writing about, speak directly to households and businesses affected by policy decisions and verify all information at its original source. For expert commentary, I maintain a wide range of sources. Because I sometimes have access to market-sensitive information, I don’t actively trade financial assets. I always identify myself as a reporter for The Times when reporting.
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Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, cut some infrastructure funding and pensions benefits, adding that more “difficult decisions” would come later this year.
By Eshe Nelson
Some financial transactions were delayed as bankers around the world rushed to find workarounds.
By Michael J. de la Merced and Joe Rennison
Airlines to banks to retailers were affected in many countries. Businesses are struggling to recover.
By Eshe Nelson and Danielle Kaye
The central bank left its key deposit rate at 3.75 percent as inflation in the eurozone is expected to fluctuate throughout the rest of the year.
By Eshe Nelson
The vote, which would have forced the tech giant to negotiate collectively with workers, was the closest an Amazon center in Britain had come to being unionized.
By Eshe Nelson
Consumer prices rose 2 percent in June from a year earlier, a bit higher than economists expected, with a big jump in hotel prices coinciding with a blockbuster series of concerts.
By Eshe Nelson
Rachel Reeves, who will oversee Britain’s budget, is expected to pursue an agenda influenced by Janet Yellen’s more activist approach to job-creation and investment in the United States.
By Eshe Nelson
As the newly named chancellor of the Exchequer, she is taking on the tough job of boosting Britain’s productivity growth and of reviving struggling public services.
By Eshe Nelson
The left-leaning Green Party, which is particularly popular with people under 30, took seven percent of the vote and will now have four lawmakers in Parliament.
By Eshe Nelson
With Britain’s productivity and wages stalled for the past decade and a half, the winning party in the general election faces a tall order.
By Eshe Nelson