Kathleen Hays

Kathleen Hays, central banking expert and distinguished journalist, has over time investigated monetary policy in almost every corner of the world and has become known for offering insightful and thought-provoking predictions about future policy-making.

Hays joined Bloomberg in 2006, where she became the Global Economics and Policy Editor for television and radio. She covered economies and central banks from the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank to the Bank of Japan and the People’s Bank of China, whilst cementing herself as a mainstay for international investors as a presenter on “Bloomberg Daybreak Asia,” “Bloomberg Asia Markets” and Bloomberg Radio’s “Bloomberg Markets P.M.”

Recognised as one of the world’s top economics reporters and anchors, Kathleen Hays has covered the US economy and the Federal Reserve in particular for over 30 years. More recently, she broadened her coverage to include the economies and central banks of Asia, making regular trips to Japan.

Previously in her career, Hays was both on-air and online economics correspondent at CNBC and CNN, where she served as a host, correspondent and commentator for multiple programs. Starting out as the New York bureau chief at Markets News International, a financial news service, she later joined Reuters, then worked as a correspondent and New York bureau chief for Investor’s Business Daily.

In her early life, Kathleen Hays attended Stanford University, earning a BA and Msc in economics. She is a member and former governor of the Money Marketeers of NYU, and the Economic Club of New York.