Faisal Islam (born 29 May 1977) is a British political and economics journalist who is the economics editor of BBC News and an occasional presenter of Newsnight.

The US president's latest threats will baffle the leaders of allied nations, writes the BBC's economics editor.

May 20, 2025 · Faisal Islam: Is the spike in strike action here to stay? BBC economics editor Faisal Islam asks whether a historic surge in industrial action is likely to persist.

5 hours ago · Faisal Islam - Economics editor Sat, January 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM PST 2 min read Protests in support of Greenland took place in Denmark on Saturday [Getty Images]

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Faisal Islam is the Economics Editor at BBC. He specializes in areas such as economic policy, finance, and the intersection of government and politics, covering significant crises including the financial and …

During his career he has exposed the Icelandic banking crisis, watched Lehman Brothers fall from Wall Street, investigated emerging economies in India and Singapore and interviewed everyone from the …

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Feb 12, 2019 · Faisal Islam Life story Faisal Islam is a British political and economics journalist who is the economics editor of BBC News and the occasional presenter of Newsnight.

Faisal Islam – born 1978 – is Economics Editor at BBC News. He was the Economics Editor of Channel 4 News, until 1 June 2014, when he was replaced by Paul Mason, the programme’s former Culture …