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Edward Harrison is a senior Editor at Bloomberg. He is also the founder of Credit Writedowns newsletter, a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty five years of business experience. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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The nightmare scenario is now playing out for the US Democratic Party

Edward Harrison Feb 20, 2020

I watched the Democratic Debate in Las Vegas last night. And after looking at some analysis of the economy and the debate this morning, I came to the conclusion that we are seeing a worst case scenario for the Democrats' hopes to defeat…

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More thoughts on the Democratic Primary and today’s Zeitgeist

Edward Harrison Feb 19, 2020

I just saw a tweet by Vox journalist Aaron Rupar discussing the controversy surrounding the release of Bernie Sanders' health records. And it led me to a series of conclusions and thoughts I wanted to run by you.

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The downside risks from coronavirus are mounting

Edward Harrison Feb 18, 2020

I am going to write mostly about the economic impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak today. But I have one or two other pieces to add here as well.

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Sanders’ Socialism vs Crony Capitalism

Edward Harrison Feb 17, 2020

It was almost exactly nine years ago that I wrote called “Corporatism masquerading as liberty” at Credit Writedowns. The gist was that, as I put it then the “‘Corporatist’ is a kleptocrat masquerading as a believer in liberty. He uses…

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Millennials’ openness to socialism and more on a brokered convention

Edward Harrison Feb 14, 2020

Happy Valentine's Day! Let me make this a quick post, spurred on by three things - one thing I heard in conversation I had, one thing I heard on the radio, and one thing I read on Twitter. Defining socialism When I write ‘socialism’, really…

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A brokered Democratic convention and the faltering European economy

Edward Harrison Feb 12, 2020

Two topics today: the US and the EU. Unlike Monday, when it was the politics in the EU and the economy in the US, this time, I want to talk about the politics in the US and the economy in the EU.

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How the Fed aims to prevent the next financial crisis using the Standing Repo Facility

Edward Harrison Feb 11, 2020

At first, I called this post "More on Quarles and the introduction of a standing repo facility". But that's not a sexy title is it? That's because repo isn't a sexy topic. I think it's important though. If we have a liquidity crisis though,…

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German chancellor in waiting quits, Fedspeak comments, Repo thoughts, and economic bullishness

Edward Harrison Feb 10, 2020

Today is a bit of a potpourri because I have three different unrelated topics to discuss and one review item. But I'll make it (relatively) short. I have the most to say about Germany.

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Jobs report confirms health of US economy and gives a boost to Trump

Edward Harrison Feb 7, 2020

The latest jobs report confirms that, on the eve of the coronavirus outbreak, the US economy was healthy, and that there was little chance of a near-term recession. I would go so far as to say that, even with the coronavirus outbreak, the…

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Some thoughts on the radicalization of politics in Germany (and around the globe)

Edward Harrison Feb 6, 2020

One major headline today that you might have seen concerns politics in the German State of Thuringia. And that’s because German Chancellor Angela has publicly rebuked the leaders of her own party in that state for accepting support from the…

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