After starting his career as an analyst with the Council on Foreign Relations, he later served as an economist at European American Bank, where he was responsible for monitoring the global economy and developing forecasts. Baumohl was also TIME magazine's senior economics reporter for two decades. An award-winning journalist, he covered the news from New York, Washington, London, and Jerusalem.

A dynamic and entertaining speaker, Baumohl uses real-world examples and stories to illuminate every U.S. and foreign indicator that matters to the global economy. He discusses how recent geopolitical shocks will change the economy and your business, including the outlook for the economy, jobs, inflation, interest rates and oil prices. He also dissects complex issues such as whether consumer spending and business investments will accelerate or fade and how sectors like housing, travel, retailing, and exports will perform. Baumohl has frequently been featured on television and radio, including CNN and CNBC, and is a regular commentator on Public Television's Nightly Business Report. He is often cited in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, Business Week, Barron's, and U.S. News & World Report, and has made hundreds of speeches around the country and lectured at New York University, Duke University, and the New York Institute of Finance.