Heather Long, Author at Valley News

U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House en route to Florida, on Friday, March 22, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Trump's next Federal Reserve nominee will be Stephen Moore, he said. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Trump picks close ally Stephen Moore for Fed seat as economy shows signs of weakness

by Heather Long The Washington PostMarch 22, 2019

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he’s picking his close ally Stephen Moore to fill an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board. Trump has repeatedly blamed the Fed for hurting the economy.Moore was an adviser to Trump’s campaign and…

FILE- In this March 4, 2019, file photo a worker cleans a jet bridge before passengers boarded an Alaska Airlines flight to Portland, Ore., at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. On Friday, March 8, the U.S. government issues the February jobs report, which will reveal the latest unemployment rate and number of jobs U.S. employers added. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

U.S. economy adds just 20,000 jobs in February, well below expectations

by Heather Long The Washington PostMarch 8, 2019

President Donald Trump celebrates the tax bill's passage with members of the House and Senate on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 during an event on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Millions could be surprised as income tax refunds shrink

by Heather Long The Washington PostFebruary 10, 2019

Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against the closure of five North America General Motors Co. assembly plants, on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Anthony Lanzilote

Why the shutdown didn’t tank the January jobs report

by Heather Long The Washington PostFebruary 2, 2019

Federal Reserve Says it Will be ‘Patient’ on Rate Hikes, a Change Likely to Please Trump

by Heather Long The Washington PostJanuary 30, 2019

Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, speaks during an Economic Club of Washington D.C., on Jan. 10, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Al Drago

Federal Reserve’s Powell Predicts No Recession in 2019

by Heather Long The Washington PostJanuary 11, 2019

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks a meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 4, 2019. MUSt CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Elijah Nouvelage

Federal Reserve Chairman Says He Will Not Resign if Trump Asks Him to

by Heather Long The Washington PostJanuary 5, 2019

Analysis: The Benefits of ‘Strong Economy’ Have Not Reached All Americans

by Heather Long The Washington PostDecember 16, 2018

Contractors work on townhouses under construction in Milpitas, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by David Paul Morris

U.S. Workers See Fastest Wage Increase in a Decade

by Heather Long The Washington PostOctober 31, 2018

President Donald Trump is applauded as he walks out of the Oval Office to announce a revamped North American free trade deal, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The new deal, reached just before a midnight deadline imposed by the U.S., will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. It replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which President Donald Trump had called a job-killing disaster. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump Too Optimistic on Trade

by David J. Lynch The Washington Post, and Heather Long The Washington PostOctober 1, 2018