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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

On HSBC and jobs

Edward Harrison
The job cuts are principally in the United States and Europe and the job hires are in the emerging markets. This is a significant shift away from the developed economies, which are mired in a debt crisis to areas of the world which are…
Markets

Will the World Still Buy US Debt?

Edward Harrison
Is the PBoC going to stop buying US treasuries? The debt ceiling debate and a potential default have brought this question back into the spotlight. The theoretical and the real world answer to concerns about China and US debt is the same:…
Economy

Staring into the eye of recession

Edward Harrison
After the US GDP revisions we saw on Friday, it is clear that the US economy is at stall speed. But globally, we are seeing a slowdown in Europe and emerging markets too, especially China. And the fact is monetary and fiscal policy are…
Economy

The #trilliondollarcoin meme

Edward Harrison
The coin seignorage idea has really caught on - not just in the blogosphere, but in the mainstream media as well. You have Brad DeLong, Matt Yglesias, Tyler Cowen and a lot of others talking up ‘The Coin’. In the mainstream media, the…

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