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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

The President’s Speech

Edward Harrison
No, I am not talking about tonight's speech from President Obama. This is about another President's speech, very loosely based on the Oscar Winner, "The King's Speech". Can you guess who the President is? Have a look at the video.…
Political Economy

Rising economic nationalism

Edward Harrison
I read a very good piece on the psychology of economic nationalism by SocGen 's Dylan Grice earlier today. Because of some relevant thoughts from a reader regarding austerity, I wanted to pass on my thoughts on what he wrote in the context…
Economy

Debt Ceiling Showdown Coming

Edward Harrison
A sovereign nation that issues debt in its own fiat currency cannot default involuntarily. Again, this is the Ecuador risk factor, defaulting for purely political reasons, not because of the inability to pay. It is not clear whether there…
Political Economy

Austerity in the UK

Edward Harrison
The UK is a good example of what austerity means. In the wake of tax increases and budget cuts in the UK, retail sales in Britain have plunged by the most on record. I seriously doubt that the coalition government there will meet its…

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