Henry Curr has led The Economist’s economics coverage since 2018—through the covid-19 pandemic, the return of inflation, Europe's energy crisis of 2022 and the American banking crisis of 2023. He writes the bulk of The Economist’s economics leaders (editorials), and has done so for dozens of cover stories, and often writes the annual world economy special report. His journalism has been cited often by policymakers in Europe and America, and he is a past winner of the Society of Professional Economists’ Rybczynski Prize for economics writing. He sits on the advisory council of University College London's Policy Lab and is a Visiting Fellow of Nuffield College at the University of Oxford.
Henry joined The Economist as Britain economics correspondent in 2014 and was the newspaper’s main writer on the American economy from 2015-18, a period that included the first monetary tightening since the global financial crisis and the first half of the Trump administration. He has a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and an M.Phil. in Economics, both from the University of Oxford, where he was the John Hicks Foundation prize winner.
SPEAKING
Henry often appears on television and radio, and moderates or speaks at events. His events experience includes on-stage discussions with Nobel-prizewinners, appearing as a panelist at the International Monetary Fund and Brookings Institution, chairing conferences and giving presentations to investors and financial institutions.
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@theeconomist Stop sending us this chart. Henry Curr, our economics editor, explains why #economics #economics101 #wages #productivity #data #unitedstates #america #pay #politics ♬ original sound - The Economist
@theeconomist Why are investors so bad at predicting the interest rate set by the Fed? Henry Curr, our economics editor, explains #finance #investing #fed #economics #interestrates #chart ♬ original sound - The Economist
@theeconomist Interest-rate cuts might not have the effect you think. Henry Curr, our economics editor, explains why #interestrates #economics #fed #economy #US #Britain #Norway #data #learnontiktok ♬ original sound - The Economist
@theeconomist President Trump says tariffs can boost the American economy and fund tax cuts, with foreigners footing the bill. But our Economics editor, Henry Curr, argues that tariffs might be a dead end for America #potus #tariff #donaldtrump ♬ original sound - The Economist
COVERS
A sample of cover stories on which Henry led or made a major contribution.
