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Jeanna Smialek

Brussels Bureau Chief; formerly Federal Reserve reporter, NEW YORK TIMES CO -CL A

Search every verified Jeanna Smialek interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jeanna Smialek, Brussels bureau chief at The New York Times and a former Federal Reserve reporter, has recently promoted her book "The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth," which examines the influence of Regency-era novelist Maria Edgeworth on early economic thought. In an October 2026 appearance on the Odd Lots podcast, she discussed how Edgeworth incorporated concepts such as rent seeking and productive labor into her fiction, helping popularize Adam Smith's theories. Smialek drew parallels between the current economic moment and the early Industrial Revolution, describing what she called a similar sense of flux and anticipation amid technological change and political upheaval. On the Financial Tea podcast, Smialek spoke about economic pessimism and historical resilience, stating that periods of economic bleakness have often been followed by unexpected improvements. She also addressed the affordability of housing, noting that mortgage rates above 7 percent are painful for buyers while acknowledging the Federal Reserve's role in the current environment. Smialek further discussed how economic professionalization in the 19th century contributed to the erasure of women's contributions to early economics, including Edgeworth's legacy.

Recent appearances

  • The Forgotten Godmother of Economic Literature | Odd Lots

    October 23, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Podcasts

    In 1776, the field of economics was born with the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Among the book's earliest readers was a Regency-era novelist named Maria Edgeworth. In her time, Edgeworth was one of the most famous literary figures in England, and she smuggled into her stories economic concepts and debates around rent seeking, the idea of productive labor, and so on. These works were enormously influential and they helped expose a generation to practical applications of Smith's theories. Jeanna Smialek, a veteran Fed reporter and the Brussels bureau chief at The New York Ti…

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  • The Perils of Being Peak Millenials (w/ Jeanna Smialek)

    October 21, 2026 · 📺 Mrs Dow Jones

    Jeanna Smialek, NYT reporter and author of The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth, joins Haley to discuss the perils of their microgeneration, what our finances reveal about the state of politics, an AI Brightside, and the value of a college degree. Financial Tea with Mrs. Dow Jones is a Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] 00:00 Intro 01:18 Rapid Fire Questions 03:49 It Sucks to Be 33 06:01 Millennial M…

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  • Europe's Existential Pivot with Jeanna Smialek | Brussels Bureau Chief for The New York Times

    June 02, 2026 · 📺 Andersen Institute

    Europe is at a crossroads. As global security and economic alliances fragment, the continent faces a daunting challenge: how to rebuild its defense industry while sparking a long-overdue innovation boom. In this episode of Global Rewire, we sit down with Jeanna Smialek, Brussels Bureau Chief for The New York Times, to discuss the hard choices facing the EU. From the surge in defense spending and the critical need for private risk capital to the geopolitics of the green transition and the future of the Euro, we break down what Europe must do to remain competitive in a rapidly changing world.

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  • Macrocast: The Fed takes on a new age of crisis

    September 01, 2025 · 📺 Penta Group

    This week on the Macrocast, Ylan Mui, Brendan Walsh, and John Fagan sit down with Jeanna Smialek, Federal Reserve and Economics reporter for the New York Times and author of the book "Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on a New Crisis." The group explores the challenges the Fed tackled  during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has been navigating the political and economic aftermath since. As pandemic-era policy winds down, how can the Fed stay above the political fray? And how will upcoming discussions about the debt ceiling impact markets and federal policy? Tune in to find out. Check ou…

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  • What to know about the Britain, EU post-Brexit agreement

    May 21, 2025 · 📺 CBS News

    The United Kingdom and the European Union struck a new deal Monday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says puts Britain "back on the world stage." Jeanna Smialek, the Brussels bureau chief for the New York Times, joins CBS Morning News with more. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and…

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  • European Union is considering slapping tariffs on some foods, products, according to reports

    April 09, 2025 · 📺 CBS News

    The European Union is navigating two sides of President Trump's tariffs strategy by offering to drop some tariffs levied on the U.S. but also considering more taxes on agricultural and manufacturing goods, according to Jeanna Smialek, the Brussels bureau chief for The New York Times. Smialek joined CBS News with more. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stati…

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  • Trump's tariffs: How China and the EU could retaliate

    April 08, 2025 · 📺 Yahoo Finance

    Could US President Donald Trump's tariff policies on adversaries and allies alike lead the European Union to partner with China? New York Times Brussels bureau chief Jeanna Smialek joins Morning Brief with Madison Mills and Brad Smith to discuss. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here: https://finance.yahoo.com/topic/morni... #tariffs #stocks #China #EU About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more inform…

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  • Smialek: The Fed is thinking about how President-elect Trump's policies may impact inflation

    November 07, 2024 · 📺 CNBC Television

    New York Times Fed and economy reporter Jeanna Smialek discusses what to expect from Fed policy under a second Trump administration.

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  • Smialek: When we hit these turning points in the Economy, the labor market is the first thing to go.

    August 23, 2024 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, mention when the markets expect the central bank to begin easing policy next month with investors largely focusing on how big and for how long the Fed will go with those cuts.

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  • What Just Happened on Wall Street?

    August 06, 2024 · 📺 New York Times Podcasts

    Every major U.S. stock market plunged on Monday, wiping out billions of dollars in value. Jeanna Smialek, who covers the U.S. economy for The Times, discusses what was behind the dizzying sell-off — and what it can tell us about whether America is headed for a recession. Guest: Jeanna Smialek (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jeanna-smi...) , a reporter covering the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy for The New York Times. Background reading:  • Global stock markets fell sharply (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/bu...) — the latest example of how distinct economic forces can ricochet…

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  • Smialek: Fed likely sees data as a reason to be weary but not panicked

    July 09, 2024 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Jeanna Smialek, Federal Reserve and Economy Reporter at The New York Times, discusses Jay Powell's testimony on Capitol Hill. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live price updates CNBC is the leader in business news worldwide. Connect with CNBC News Online Get the latest news: http://www.cnbc.com/ Follow CNBC on LinkedIn: https://cnb.cx…

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  • NYT: Fed will likely indicate two rate cuts are on the table for this year

    June 12, 2024 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Jeanna Smialek, Federal Reserve and Economy Reporter at The New York Times, discusses inflation and the latest Fed decision.

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Notable quotes

“I think this moment feels so much like basically 1800. It's the very dawn of the Industrial Revolution. You can see it coming. The division of labor is starting to be applied. Factories are becoming a lot more efficient. London is kind of industrializing and everything is changing. Agriculture has just recently become significantly more efficient. The economy is just in a state of absolute flux, and it seems very cle”

“So it means two things, and I think it's really important to sort of know that this is a two-sided coin. Um there's the bad, and there's the good side of this coin. If you are a normal person in the housing market, the bad side of this coin is that mortgage rates are going up. They are above 7%. And so, mortgage rates, painfully high right now, probably going to be painfully high for a little while here. Um and so, t”

“I think that one important thing to remember when it feels like things are really bleak out there is there have been a lot of times in history when things have seemed really bleak economically. And what tends to happen is something in the economy just totally surprises you. And so I think that there's, you know, things feel very bleak right now, but there are some reasons that things could get better or things could ”

“I'm probably going to get hate now for saying this because I feel like it's not a particularly popular take on the EU, but I think they've actually kind of done a lot over the last year in this area. Like I think they've kind of made some moves and not just the EU, but the national capitals as well. And I think for the very obvious reason that they had the huge threat of a possible American pull out from NATO and fro”

“I think it is very clear that defense spending is reviving in Europe. I think the real question is whether that's going to actually lead to this innovation boom that we're hoping for. Uh so it seems pretty clear and pretty obvious that we're going to see a lot of outlays in some of the really cutting edge technologies that have been used in the war in Ukraine in particular. Um you know drones, space, space imaging, s”

“They are in a tough spot because we have transcripts from some of the earlier debt limit debates, including 2011, that tell us that the Fed was sort of game planning for how to mitigate the disaster if we went past sort of the point of no return, what we call the X state in Washington, that point at which the government can't keep up with all of its bills, and we might actually have real problems. And so the Fed's et”

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