Matt Peterson

Matt is a senior economics writer at CNBC, where he covers public policy, economics and financial markets. He is known for his well-sourced reporting on the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve.

He previously served as an editor at The Atlantic and Barron's. He also worked as chief of staff at the geopolitics consulting firm Eurasia Group.

Matt received a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a master's in international relations from the London School of Economics.