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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 deteriorating economic climate in Italy

Edward Harrison Oct 5, 2012

When it comes to the euro zone, most eyes are fixed on Spain and Greece where a debt deflationary death spiral has begun. But the economic situation remains fragile in other countries of the so-called periphery. Italy is the largest…

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Daily: My Reaction to the US Presidential Debate

Edward Harrison Oct 5, 2012

There were a lot of media reactions to the Wednesday night US Presidential debate to sift through. The general consensus seems to be that Mitt Romney 'won' the debate and that this win makes the Presidential race closer. I think that's…

Economy

Why negative nominal rates may be the Fed’s next big move

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2012

This crisis has broken a lot of economic taboos, with central banks buying up assets and expanding their balance sheets in a desperate effort to reflate a debt-laden private sector. The goal is to maintain economic growth, even at the risk…

Monetary System

Why QE will fail, dissonant voices edition

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2012

Note: this post has been changed to state that my analysis assumes that negative real rates are indicative of a loose monetary policy. When it comes to the efficacy of Fed policy, there are a number of people you have to read. I like…

Economy

Roubini on the new G-0 world and too big to fail banks as worse than ever

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2012

Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer were on “Bloomberg Surveillance” this morning talking about the economy and the upcoming election in the U.S. A partial transcript and video are below. The headline story is that Nouriel believes that too…

Monetary System

Are the Federal Reserve and other central banks printing money to solve this crisis?

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2012

The global economy has been slowing for nearly a year now, both in developed economies and in emerging markets. Things were already weak before this global growth slowdown began. It almost seems like we have been in a permanent state of…

Daily

Daily: Another global recession “becoming a genuine possibility”

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2012

The first article here highlights the tenor of recent economic data. The global economy continues to slow, with the US doing relatively better than Europe in the wake of the financial crisis that began five years ago. Nevertheless, slowing…

Daily

Daily: Fewer Android iterations coming is a huge boost to Google’s platform

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2012

Here's my lead story: Android has caught up to, and in some cases, surpassed iOS. I'll give this a personal twist. I own three Android phones and have another loaned out to my nephew. I also own two Android tablets, one Xoom and one Kindle…

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Why Apple’s margins are eroding as it tries to maintain share

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2012

In March, I wrote you about my concerns about Apple's ability to maintain growth expectations without margin slippage. My view was then and still is today that Apple faces a choice of maintaining either margins or growth in both handsets…

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Daily: What manufacturing data say about the economy

Edward Harrison Oct 1, 2012

This is the first of a few daily links posts. Here I want to concentrate on the economy in light of the manufacturing data released earlier today. I was on BNN today for the headline show at 12:30 and I said pretty much the same thing I…

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