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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.

Economy

Investment implications of jobs report and 227,000 nonfarm payrolls, 8.3% unemployment

Edward Harrison Mar 9, 2012

This is a gold level post. According to the US Bureau of labor Statistics, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.3 percent. Here are my thoughts on what this signals about the…

Economy

Chart of the Day: Monetary Transmission Mechanisms

Edward Harrison Mar 8, 2012

If and when the demand for credit increases, so too will the money supply.

Daily

Daily Commentary: On huge growth disparities in the developed economies

Edward Harrison Mar 8, 2012

This will be a bronze level post. We see a number of data points in today's links that point to economic growth and employment dynamics that vary widely across the developed economies.

Economy

Chart of the Day: Growth!

Edward Harrison Mar 7, 2012

The chart below tracks the economy of the United States and selected European economies, demonstrating the varying impact of the financial crisis there. March 2007 is the reference point where Real GDP is re-based at 100.

Daily

Daily Commentary: On the Dutch leaving the euro zone

Edward Harrison Mar 7, 2012

This will be a bronze level post. Everyone is talking about the Dutch Freedom Party these days. Geert Wilders, the head of the Freedom Party, is a bit like Marine Le Pen in terms of his appeal: anti-immigrant, nationalist and right wing. He…

Political Economy

Model on food prices and social unrest predicts crisis in 2013

Edward Harrison Mar 6, 2012

The people at NECSI sent me the following interesting blurb on the relationship between rise food prices and social unrest

Members

On Brazil’s Collapse in Growth and the New Currency Wars

Edward Harrison Mar 6, 2012

This is a gold level post. I want to flag this as an issue since no one seems to be talking about it. Brazil's economy has slowed very sharply of late and along with slowdowns in India and China, it says that the global economy will get…

Blogs

Coming Soon to Credit Writedowns

Edward Harrison Mar 6, 2012

I'm back. The vacation is now over and I am ready to get down to business. I hope you enjoyed the other posters over the last two weeks. You have probably seen a few of the posts I have written since Saturday, so let me now tell you about…

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Brief comments on the upcoming US employment numbers

Edward Harrison Mar 6, 2012

This is a silver level post. Coming up on Friday we get the latest monthly jobs numbers and they are awaited with great anticipation by the market. Of late, the headline numbers have been terrific, but can it last?

News

News Links: Will Spain spark an EU anti-austerity crusade?

Edward Harrison Mar 6, 2012

News links for 6 Mar 2012.

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