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Erik Sherman

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Massachusetts
As seen in: LinkedIn, Forbes, Business Insider, CBS Moneywatch, CBS News, NBC News, Yahoo Finance, Fortune, Motherboard, Slate and
Covers:  business, management, economics, finance, legal, labor, technology, public policy, politics
Doesn't Cover: Not interested in personal care, who was hired/promoted, utterly self-focused pitches, travel, automobiles.
Biz/econ/finance/tech/politics writer. Art, food, craft. Pitches: query at eriksherman dot com. DMs open. Cranky is as cranky does and I do often.

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Erik Sherman’s Biography

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I'm a long-time freelance journalist, most frequently covering business, economics, finance, tech, politics, public policy, and legal/regulatory, but also will sometimes stray to such areas as food and the arts.

I find very few—as in well under 1%—of pitches of any interest and I only respond if something grabs my attention. That can happen later as well as immediately. I do look at all pitches that come in and request that people not follow up, as I get as many as several hundred pitches a day…

Erik Sherman’s Journalist Portfolio

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How to understand your new bear market

How to understand your new bear market

There are three types of bear markets. This could be an example of the worst.

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Why plunging Treasury yields are so alarming

Why plunging Treasury yields are so alarming

As U.S. Treasuries hit historic lows, real yields have gone below zero.

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GOP fundraising mailings are deceptive, experts say

GOP fundraising mailings are deceptive, experts say

Direct mail packages are designed to make some people associate them with the real national census.

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Coronavirus will hurt fracking and eventually drive prices higher

Coronavirus will hurt fracking and eventually drive prices higher

When oil is too cheap, fracking is unprofitable. Add that to existing problems and what got the world through…

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Inflation is at historic lows, so why do so many things seem so expensive?

Inflation is at historic lows, so why do so many things seem so expensive?

Some categories, such as education, healthcare and childcare, have seen inflation grow anywhere from from 18%…

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The shutdown is over - but not the pain for small businesses

The shutdown is over - but not the pain for small businesses

The government may be open, but come Feb. 15, the doors could close again, given the current state of negotia…

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Articles

Here’s Why Fed Chair Warsh Is So Worried About Guiding Markets

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By Erik Sherman Verified
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JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING - AUGUST 28: Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium August 28, 2026 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. During a speech at the conference Friday Warsh expressed concern about high inflation. (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images) Getty Images If inflation continues on its trend of staying significantly higher than the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, something will have to give.
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Five Fed Officials Raise Inflation Concerns Ahead Of Jackson Hole

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For commercial real estate investors waiting for interest-rate relief, the message coming out of Jackson Hole is becoming less encouraging: a growing group of Federal Reserve officials is publicly questioning whether policy is restrictive enough to return inflation to the central bank's 2% target. That does not mean another rate increase is assured. Weakening workforce and employment data still argue for caution and some officials have stopped short of endorsing an immediate move.
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Nuveen's New C-PACE Fund Tops $1B

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Nuveen's latest commercial real estate energy-efficiency fund has raised more than $1 billion since its first sale date, signaling continued institutional demand for long-duration financing tied to building upgrades. This comes through the Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund IV LP, according to an SEC filing. The fund, hosted by Nuveen and affiliate Nuveen Green Capital, which had its first sale on Aug. 14, is targeting $1.2 billion.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email only: query@eriksherman.com

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Word, Outlook, Photoshop, Excel, various browsers