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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

A year later everyone is catching on about Fed policy and net interest margins

Edward Harrison Oct 18, 2011

Last November, in anticipation of QE2, I wrote a post called “How Quantitative Easing and Permanent Zero are Toxic To Bank Net Interest Margins”. The gist of the post was that if the ‘extended period’ for low rates was too long, net…

Economy

Credit revulsion has hit Belgium; France and Austria dragged in tow

Edward Harrison Oct 18, 2011

Look at these charts that Win Thin has crafted on sovereign bond spreads. this is what I want to discuss.

News

News Links 10/18/2011

Edward Harrison Oct 18, 2011

Die EMH, Blasen und die Geldpolitik, Teil 1 – Kantoos Economics tags: economics investing…

Economy

Bill Black: Hijacking protests for political gain

Edward Harrison Oct 18, 2011

The special interest most people are concerned about are the banks. In the banking sector, fraud was a major contributor to the crisis. Because the White House has not prosecuted these frauds, bankers in general are now denounced as…

Economy

Bank Fee Revolt

Edward Harrison Oct 17, 2011

November 5th is the date of the planned action. CNBC video below

Economy

Full Text: Moody’s downgrades Spanish savings bank CAM to B3;

Edward Harrison Oct 17, 2011

On Friday, I asked why CAM’s credit default swaps were soaring. This is why? Clearly someone had inside information.

Markets

Saudi Arabia: When surging oil demand meets limited supply

Edward Harrison Oct 17, 2011

The following note from Gulf News reinforces the concept that high population growth in the Middle East will slow the amount of oil available for export. I believe the consequences are higher prices.

News