John Authers — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior Editor at Bloomberg, where he writes the daily Points of Return newsletter.
Authored 'The Victim's Fortune' (2002), 'The Fearful Rise of Markets' (2010), and 'Europe's Financial Crisis' (2012).
Served as Chief Markets Commentator and global head of the Lex Column at the Financial Times.
Holds an MBA from Columbia Business School (2001) and an MS in Journalism from Columbia Journalism School (2000).
Serves on the Alumni Board of Advisors for the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program.

Biography

John Authers is a distinguished British financial journalist and author. He currently serves as a Senior Editor at Bloomberg in New York, where he focuses on markets and authors the daily 'Points of Return' newsletter. Before joining Bloomberg in 2018, Authers had a nearly three-decade career at the Financial Times.

During his extensive tenure at the Financial Times, Authers held several significant positions, including US markets editor, Mexico City bureau chief, and US banking correspondent.