Julia Horowitz - Senior Writer, CNN Business
Julia Horowitz
Senior Writer, CNN Business
Julia Horowitz is a senior writer. She leads CNN Business' international coverage of global markets and business and is based in London.
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What happens when $2 trillion is sucked out of the global economy? It may not be pretty
May 19, 2023
Central banks have been credited with averting a global depression twice over the past 15 years: Once after the 2008 financial crisis, and again at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
European Union upgrades outlook for economy as energy prices retreat
May 15, 2023
Questions swirl about the strength of China’s recovery from Covid lockdowns, and there’s talk of recession in the United States. Yet Europe’s economic prospects have brightened in recent months, according to the European Commission.
Pakistan’s political crisis will deepen its economic misery
May 12, 2023
The political unrest that’s engulfed Pakistan since former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested earlier this week will complicate efforts to secure a financial lifeline from the International Monetary Fund and exacerbate the country’s economic crisis.
Audits of Chinese companies by KPMG and PwC full of holes, US watchdog finds
May 10, 2023
US inspectors, after receiving access to auditors’ books for the first time, discovered significant shortcomings in audits of companies based in China and Hong Kong that are listed on US stock exchanges.
Denmark has a debt ceiling, too. It’s never been a problem
May 10, 2023
The United States isn’t the only country that puts a limit on how much money its government is allowed to borrow. But it is the only nation regularly pushed to the brink of a political and economic crisis as a result.
The Fed could be on the verge of repeating its 1970s mistake, Fed historian says
May 8, 2023
When the US Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive campaign to quash inflation last year, it did so with the goal of avoiding a painful repeat of the 1970s, when inflation spun out of control and economic malaise set in.
This is how the banking crisis ends
May 5, 2023
US regional bank stocks veered wildly on Thursday and Friday, accentuating fears that federal regulators have not yet contained a crisis in the sector that could shake the financial system.
Why these bank stocks aren’t getting crushed
May 4, 2023
JPMorgan Chase’s rescue of First Republic Bank in the United States this week didn’t herald the end of the banking crisis.
Worse to come for the economy as rates top 5%
May 3, 2023
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate again on Wednesday, lifting it above 5% for the first time since 2006 as it works to bring down stubborn inflation.
It’s getting ‘substantially’ harder for Europe’s businesses and homebuyers to get loans
May 2, 2023
Europe’s banks are pulling back access to credit, and a key measure of inflation in the region has cooled, bolstering the case for the European Central Bank to ease off its aggressive campaign of interest rate hikes when it meets later this week.
14 million jobs worldwide will vanish in the next 5 years, new economic report finds
Apr 30, 2023
Huge disruptions will rock the global job market over the next five years as the economy weakens and companies boost adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Is $250,000 still the right limit for deposit insurance? The debate is on
Apr 28, 2023
If my bank fails, how much of my savings will I get back?
Europe’s economy ticks up in the first quarter but worries linger
Apr 28, 2023
Europe’s economy avoided a recession over the winter, picking up pace slightly in the first quarter of 2023 despite Russia’s war in Ukraine and sizable interest rate hikes aimed at fighting inflation.
Central banks end crisis-fighting measure as bank tumult recedes
Apr 25, 2023
Last month, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-largest bank failure in US history, unleashed broader panic and raised fears the global financial system would seize up. Now, central banks are signaling that their immediate concerns have eased.
About
Julia Horowitz is a senior writer. She leads CNN Business’ international coverage of global markets and business and is based in London.
Since joining CNN, Horowitz has reported on the biggest stories on the beat. She has examined the effects of the historic recession caused by the pandemic, tracked the high-stakes race to overhaul the global energy system, and explored the evolving economic relationship between the United States and China. She also helms CNN’s daily markets newsletter, Before the Bell.
Horowitz graduated from the University of Virginia, where she majored in political and social thought.
