Caroline Hyde is a British journalist specialising in business and technology news. She currently co-anchors "Bloomberg Markets: The Close" show from New York. Prior to that she anchored Bloomberg Technology from San Francisco, and was the Berlin-based chief correspondent for

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, covering European business and technology since 2011 and

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ing the markets and investment show ''The European Open'' every morning.

Early life

Hyde studied at Oxford University and has a masters in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Upon graduation Hyde worked in public relations for London's Moorgate Group, where she was a debt market specialist, managing campaigns for clients including

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and

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Bloomberg

Hyde joined Bloomberg in 2008 to cover the European debt markets for

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as a corporate finance reporter, focusing on company loans and bonds as well as sovereign debt. She covered the freeze in the European loan market following the collapse of

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and the unravelling of the European sovereign debt crisis, as well as breaking news on the sales and performance of government bonds from Greece ahead of its bailout. Moving to TV in 2011, she has interviewed economic leaders and political figures such as

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Chairman

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CEO

Paul Polman Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman, (born 11 July 1956) is a Dutch businessman and author. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British consumer goods company Unilever. Polman is also the author of ''Net Positive: How Courageous Co ...

, WPP CEO

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CEO

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, Secretary General of the

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. In May 2016, she anchored ''On the Move'' with Guy Johnson from Berlin and has interviewed many important world figures including

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CEO Matthias Müller, German presidential candidate

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and

Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (; ; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Oppo ...

's Chief of Staff

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and Argentinian President

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. From December 2016 until May 2017, she anchored

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in San Francisco while regular host Emily Chang was on maternity leave. She continues as the European Technology and Media presenter on Bloomberg Television. Hyde has interviewed technology leaders including Microsoft CEO

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, IBM CEO

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Founder

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CEO

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, Dropbox CEO

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, inventor of the World Wide Web

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and

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CEO

Jan Koum Jan Koum ( ua, link=yes, Ян Кум; born Yan Borysovych Kum, ua, Ян Борисович Кум, on February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian-American billionaire businessman and computer engineer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of WhatsApp, a ...

Awards

Shortlisted for Woman of the Future award in media in 2016.

External interests

Hyde is a supporter of Broadminded, a women's professional network that organises inspiring talks, practical advice and an environment where women can encourage and learn from each other.

Personal life

On 21 May 2016, Hyde married Ben Floyd.

References

External links

Caroline Hyde's page at Bloomberg.comCaroline Hyde's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyde, Caroline Living people British journalists British television presenters British television journalists British women journalists Bloomberg L.P. people British women television journalists Writers from London Alumni of the University of Oxford 1984 births British women television presenters