Author

Edward Harrison 7783 posts 575 comments

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.

News

News Links: The only way to save the eurozone is to destroy the EU

Edward Harrison Dec 9, 2011

News links for 9 December 2011 including posts on the European sovereign debt crisis, politics and elections in the US and Russia, and the situation at MF Global

Economy

In Honor of Jon Corzine

Edward Harrison Dec 9, 2011

Here's what I'm listening to right now. Prince rocks the house in the video below. Eat your heart out, Jon Corzine.

Political Economy

Will the latest deal in Europe solve the debt crisis?

Edward Harrison Dec 9, 2011

Place your wagers; poll embedded on the site. Answers: Yes; No; It depends on what 'solve' means.

Markets

Full Text: Moody’s downgrades three large French banks’ long-term ratings

Edward Harrison Dec 9, 2011

The following are the press releases Moody's issued this morning, downgrading the credit ratings of three large French banks.

Political Economy

Full Text: Statement by the Euro Area Heads of State or Government on Fiscal Integration

Edward Harrison Dec 9, 2011

Below is the statement released by euro area governments in support of the policy approach spearheaded by Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy to deal with the European sovereign debt crisis.

Economy

William K. Black on MF Global

Edward Harrison Dec 8, 2011

Bill Black was on Capital Account talking to Lauren Lyster about MF Global. As usual, Capital Account delves deep into the real issues. Black never disappoints. Video below

News

News Links: Is Denmark on Verge of Icelandic Style Crash?

Edward Harrison Dec 8, 2011

Financial news links for 8 December 2011 including stories on Denmark and Danish bank capital, the European sovereign debt crisis and Spanish banks

Political Economy

Full text: Letter from Angela Merkel and Nicloas Sarkozy on the European debt crisis

Edward Harrison Dec 8, 2011

The following letter from the German Chancellor and the French President was addressed to European Council President Herman Van Rompuy

Political Economy

Code words and dog whistle economics

Edward Harrison Dec 8, 2011

Here are a few code words that you will often see in economic writing followed by their true meaning. The code word is a dog whistle. It acts like an emotional marker only for those attuned to the underlying 'moral' issues inferred by the…

Political Economy

Michael Hudson on the erosion of democracy

Edward Harrison Dec 8, 2011

Michael Hudson was on RT's Capital Account with Lauren Lyster, speaking about the loss of democracy that has accompanied the global financial crisis. The video is below, but recently Michael also wrote two articles for the Frankfurter…

Previous 1 … 267 268 269 270 271 … 779 Next