Gerard Baker



Profile:
Full name: Gerard Baker

Area of interest: Economics, US and World Affairs

Journals: The Wall Street Journal | The Times

Email: [mailto:gerard.baker@the-times.co.uk gerard.baker@the-times.co.uk]

Website: TimesOnline / Gerard Baker

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Biography:
Education: Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BA

Career: Worked for the Bank of England as a research analyst and in the City as an economist, joined London Weekend Television as a reaearcher and then moved to BBC as a producer in current affairs, including Panorama; moved to print journalism with the Financial Times, 1993: Tokyo correspondent; Washington Bureau Chief; joined The Times in 2004: United States Editor and Assistant Editor of The Times; joined the Wall Street Journal, 2009: deputy editor in chief

Current position/role: deputy editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones


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Viewpoints/Insight: One of the Signatories of the Statement of Principles of the Henry Jackson Society (info)

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Awards/Honours: Awards/Honours: Finalist, Gerald Loeb Award for business journalism in the field of commentary - for his writing on US economics

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The Times:
Column remit: US Economy, foreign policy, politics

Section: Comment

Role: United States Editor, and an Assistant Editor of The Times

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Email: [mailto:gerard.baker@the-times.co.uk gerard.baker@the-times.co.uk]

Website: TimesOnline / Gerard Baker

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Day published: varies, usually Friday

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Average length: 1000 words



Articles:

 * hurdles for the new President'' - Things are set fair for Obama so long as he can master the economy, terrorism and Congress - 23rd January 2009
 * if not soaring: President Obama's inauguration speech'' - 21st January 2009
 * wasn't evil. Just inept'' - History may take a sympathetic view of his ideals. But he pursued them incompetently - 16th January 2009
 * faith in the Great Moderation'' - Like the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I dismissed the evidence of mortal financial damage as a flesh wound - 13th January 2009
 * a superhero to save America'' - Barack Obama will need help from the rest of the world for his economic rescue to work - 9th January 2009
 * keep on trucking in the land of Acronymia'' - At the Fed, the combination of Zirp and QE will provide the liquidity that is a necessary but not sufficient condition of recovery - 7th January 2009
 * expect Obama to get tough with Israel'' - The President-elect has more important priorities than a radical change of direction on the Middle East - 2nd January 2009
 * marks out Barack Obama's appointments'' - Any fears (or, in some places, hopes) that the new president would install some radical team committed to turning America sharply towards the Left have been contradicted by the facts - 24th December 2008
 * dramatic! It's sensational! It's the Fed rescue'' - Quantitative easing may not sound exciting, but it is as momentous as the Gettysburg Address or the D-Day landings - 19th December 2008
 * throws out the rulebook'' - Federal Reserve dispenses with monetary policy rule book in its most dramatic effort yet to stem the global economic crisis - 17th December 2008
 * scandal straight from a Sopranos script'' - The foul-mouthed mumblings of the Governor of Illinois are not the background noise that Barack Obama was hoping for - 12th December 2008
 * do you tackle a confluence of crises?'' - It might be called a kitchen-sink approach - throwing everything you can at the problem - but nobody has a better plan - 9th December 2008
 * Barack Obama picked a political Who's Who'' - The President-elect's team includes a familiar list of names, but that need not stop him being an agent of radical change - 5th December 2008
 * times call for zero rates'' - The data seem to be getting worse, meaning that the present mildly optimistic official forecasts look increasingly vulnerable - 3rd December 2008
 * exactly will be changing when Barack Obama takes office?'' - As details of the next president's team of advisers seeps out it seems to be more a time of compromise and continuity - 28th November 2008
 * is Britain not emulating the US in going for broke?'' - 25th November 2008
 * drama? With Hillary? Forget it'' - The Clintons have a knack of turning politics into their own personal stage. Obama must know that - 21st November 2008
 * a great president will cope'' - From the financial crisis to Camp David sleepovers, Obama's early decisions will break some hearts - 14th November 2008
 * Child returned - and final battle was joined'' - An epic pilgrimage and miraculous signs were not enough to convince all doubters of the anointed one, who would soon be forced to face his demons - 11th November 2008
 * in America'' - Even right-wing curmudgeons have to admit that the election of Barack Obama uplifted the spirit - 7th November 2008
 * isn't about to become liberal heaven'' - Yes, Americans will be voting for Obama and change. But they don't want radicalism, just competence and decency - 31st October 2008
 * counts for nothing to Fed'' - With US interest rates as low as they have been since the Second World War, attention is shifting to other central banks - 30th October 2008
 * time, cutting rates may not be enough to ease the pain'' - 28th October 2008
 * waters recede, blaming begins'' - One question already exercising policymakers and their critics is whether the crisis was exacerbated by crucial policy mis-steps - 21st October 2008
 * is here, whatever voters want'' - US is rejecting an incompetent government, but electing Obama marks a significant watershed - 17th October 2008
 * the old country bailed out the New World'' - Made in Britain. Driven in the USA. It might sound like an advertisement for the remnants of the UK car industry, but it’s a pretty good description of the proposal unveiled yesterday to bail out the American banking system - 15th October 2008
 * Gordon Brown again and spend out of recession'' - Where once he was reviled, Britain's Prime Minister is now seen as the world's saviour. But more difficult times lie ahead - 14th October 2008
 * his own weather in the storm'' - The banking crisis was a lucky break for Obama. But he has an ability to make the most of it - 10th October 2008
 * now seem to have the same script'' - The case for going for a co-ordinated, early rate cut by the Fed, and getting more bang for the buck, was certainly powerful - 9th October 2008
 * must stop squabbling over the patient'' - The world's financial system needs emergency action to restore confidence. The longer that takes, the weaker it gets - 7th October 2008
 * the economy that is taxing John McCain’s fortune'' - The Republican candidate's performance on economic issues during the election campaign has been deeply unimpressive - 4th October 2008
 * crunch talk is rubbish'' - Capitalism is dead. America has gone socialist. Europe has shown the way. Oh yes? - 3rd October 2008
 * Paulson is wrong, we can only pray'' - US Treasury Secretary might soon have to go back down on his knees and plead with an even higher authority for intervention - 30th September 2008
 * the storm rages, only governments can save us'' - 29th September 2008
 * is the election you wouldn't want to win'' - The bad news: November's victor could be a one-term disaster. The good news: a great president may follow him - 26th September 2008
 * Paulson's rescue paints Congress into tight corner'' - 23rd September 2008
 * regulation will harm, not help'' - It is easy to feel that ‘Something Must be Done. But it is a temptation we should resist - 19th September 2008
 * meddle in markets at their peril'' - Governments could push much too hard in the opposite direction and sacrifice many of the gains that markets have made - 17th September 2008
 * speechmaker is being rumbled'' - There is a yawning gulf between what Obama says and how he acts. That's why the race is so close - 12th September 2008
 * still the economy, stupid'' - Absent from either Republican or Democratic agenda is a serious plan for dealing with the crisis at the root of US economic stress - 9th September 2008
 * new kind of western conservatism'' - Sarah Palin's thrilling convention speech showed that Alaska's governor is a force to reckoned with - 5th September 2008
 * is the cruellest month'' - The September Curse has caused stocks to decline by an average of 1.2 per cent since 1929, more than any other month - 2nd September 2008
 * isn't Bush'' - The Democrats' strategy is to make the election look like a rerun of 2000 and 2004 - 29th August 2008
 * not the colour of Barack Obama's skin that is the problem, it’s his political flaws'' - 27th August 2008
 * events in an empty capital'' - Media focus is on Denver's Democratic National Convention, but major decisions must be made soon in Washington about Fannie and Freddie - 26th August 2008
 * Joe Biden will rub shine off Barack Obama's call for change'' - 25th August 2008
 * we can! turns to: oops, we may not'' - Obama suddenly looks vulnerable. The limelight is making him less likely to become president - 22nd August 2008
 * on the Fed at annual symposium'' - Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke seems intent for now to leave interest rates and wait to see how much more damage the economy will sustain - 21st August 2008
 * savour the views from the summit'' - the US Federal Reserve's annual symposium on monetary policy - 19th August 2008
 * wins a gold for defeatism'' - Sarkozy's ‘peace in our time' deal is a reminder of what could happen if the EU wins more clout - 15th August 2008
 * capitalises on US ambivalence'' - For Georgians, Putin's accusation that the US was assisting them in their struggle must have added cruel insult to mounting injury - 12th August 2008
 * gambit gives a sharp reminder'' - The mini-war in the Caucasus could end the slide which was threatening a dramatic redistribution of global wealth from oil - 12th August 2008
 * lo, he ventured forth . . .'' - The anointed one's pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action - and a blessing to all his followers - Obama in the Holy Land - 25th July 2008
 * alert: Fab One tour starts'' - Obama is no messiah but his appearance in Europe will inspire those disenchanted with the US - 18th July 2008
 * worse than we feared and there’s more pain to come, but it will pass'' - US economy - 16th July 2008
 * and Freddie worth more than money'' - 14th July 2008
 * and Israel build up their bluffing game'' - The warlike posturing would be more frightening if there were much likelihood of an Israeli attack - but there isn't - 11th July 2008
 * Obama's policy switches are giving the Left whiplash'' - The Democratic nominee's policy pivots are causing anguish among liberals. He is no fool - 4th July 2008
 * up. We're winning this War on Terror'' - Al-Qaeda and the Taleban are in retreat, the surge has worked in Iraq and Islamism is discredited. Not a bad haul - 27th July 2008

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Latest news & updates:

 * The Times' Gerard Baker takes senior Wall Street Journal role - Ben Dowell, Guardian.co, 12th November 2008 (to be deputy editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, commencing New Year 2009)

