Ben White
Ben White is The Messenger’s Chief Wall Street Correspondent. Previously, Ben was POLITICO Pro's chief economic correspondent and author of the “Morning Money” column covering the nexus of finance and public policy. Prior to joining POLITICO in the fall of 2009, White served as a Wall Street reporter for the New York Times, where he shared a Society of Business Editors and Writers award for breaking news coverage of the financial crisis. From 2005 to 2007, White was Wall Street correspondent and U.S. Banking Editor at the Financial Times. White worked at the Washington Post for nine years before joining the FT. He served as a national political researcher and research assistant to columnist David S. Broder and later as Wall Street correspondent.
- By Dawn Kopecki|Key Takeaways From the Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
We explain what the dot plot is and why it had good news for consumers — along with some other key moments from Powell’s press conference
By Dawn Kopecki, Al Lewis and Ben White| - By Ben White|What If the Fed Has Already Blown It?
Some Wall Street analysts and economists increasingly worry that the size, speed and duration of rate hikes may have doomed the economy to a significant slowdown
By Ben White| - By Ben White|Biden Looks to Put a Lock on ‘Shot and a Beer’ Union Voters
The White House worked behind the scenes to boost auto industry deals while looking to outflank Donald Trump in 2024
By Ben White| - By Ben White|Interest Rates, Israel and Ukraine: Big Bank CEOs See Looming Trouble For US Consumers
Consumers are being hit with higher rates while wars in Israel and Ukraine have introduced dangerous geopolitical instability across the globe
By Ben White| - By Ben White|America’s Top Bankers ‘Are Climbing the Wall of Worry’
JPMorgan, Citi and Wells Fargo reported strong earnings but warned of a darkening world
By Ben White| - By Ben White|America’s Biggest Banks Face the Highest Level of Uncertainty in a Generation
As the banks begin reporting 3Q earnings on Friday, expect top execs to focus on the storm clouds gathering both in the US and abroad
By Ben White| - By Al Lewis|Fed Officials Could Hike Rates Again to Curb Inflation, Even as US Households Are ‘Coming Under Pressure’
Fed officials noted in the FOMC minutes that consumers, crushed by high interest rates, are increasingly falling behind on payments
By Al Lewis and Ben White| - By Ben White|Jerome Powell and the Fed Do Nothing and Hope to Emerge as Heroes
The Fed chief toes a careful line between fighting inflation and letting the economy run hot as the 2024 race for the White House ramps up
By Ben White| - By Ben White|The Road to the White House Is Littered With Failed Business Candidates
There are harsh historical lessons even for a business hopeful like Vivek Ramaswamy, who electrifies many Republicans
By Ben White| - By Ben White|Ramaswamy Slaps Back Hard at Critic of His Business Record
‘I am not motivated to attack [Ramaswamy] any more than when I take on other bullies who distort data,’ Yale Management Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld responded
By Ben White| - By Ben White|Is Vivek Ramaswamy the Biz Whiz He Claims to Be?
The fast-talking Republican phenom styles himself as an entrepreneurial ‘scientist’ with a glittering business background – burned investors might disagree
By Ben White| - By Ben White|The US Economy Still Perched On Knife’s Edge: 3 Ways the Future Could Play Out
But don’t spend your Labor Day Weekend fretting — the most likely scenario does not include a recession
By Ben White| - By Ben White|Why the Fed May Pause Again in September
Implied in Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on Friday is the possibility of another interest-rate-rise timeout
By Ben White| - By Ben White|Jackson Hole Will Be the Center of the Financial Universe Tomorrow
The stakes are huge for Fed Chair Jay Powell – and the 2024 campaign – as central bankers gather in the Wyoming mountains
By Ben White| - By Ben White|J.D. Vance and Elizabeth Warren Actually Agree on Something
The Trump-loving populist and fierce progressive are bridging the partisan divide to set their sights on two fat targets: Wall Street and Big Business excesses
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