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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.

Business

Why investors should beware tech’s strong fourth quarter

Edward Harrison Nov 19, 2010

Since Cicso's miss earlier this month, a lot of people have been talking about technology and capital investment. Cisco said its miss was more about government spending, but we should still ask whether capital spending in the private sector…

News

Links: 2010-11-19

Edward Harrison Nov 19, 2010

Europe (mostly Ireland) FT Alphaville » To rebuild an Irish banking system, part two Allied Irish Says Reliance on Central Bank Funding Since June Has Tripled - Bloomberg Ireland is losing the propaganda war | Business |…

Political Economy

Here come the Argentine Style Riots in Ireland

Edward Harrison Nov 18, 2010

Sorry, the post title is over the top. Actually, let's hope there are no riots. There is certainly anger on display in the Guardian video clip below. So far these are pretty tame protests. Here are the things I…

Markets

High Frequency Trading – Tradenator 2: Settlement Day

Edward Harrison Nov 18, 2010

The same guy who gave us the Quantitative Easing Explained video, produced this hilarious take on high frequency trading last year. The Terminator is out to stop it! Enjoy. Source: malekanoms

News

On Knowing When To Be An Asshole And Other Links

Edward Harrison Nov 18, 2010

I caught this post by Greg Sargent at the Washington Post, "The Plum Line - Obama: GOP successfully outplayed us on health reform", which shows Obama realizing he screwed up last year by bending over backwards during the…

Economy

Credit Suisse: China will hike 100 basis points more

Edward Harrison Nov 18, 2010

Rumours are that a hike is coming tomorrow already. Fan Cheuk Wan, who is head of research at Credit Suisse Private Bank's Asia/Pacific region, says she wouldn't be surprised to see as much as 100 basis points in the near-term. But she…

Economy

Charts of the Day: Is Inflation Decelerating Or Not?

Edward Harrison Nov 17, 2010

Ever since Fred Sheehan published his post on the bifurcated view on "The 'Flations", I have been using this as a baseline way of talking about prices. Easy monetary policy is geared to raising prices. However, if the secular…

Political Economy

After bailouts and austerity, Latvia calls for European fiscal discipline

Edward Harrison Nov 17, 2010

I think this trio of videos from Latvia really puts the whole Irish crisis in perspective. After a spectacular property bubble, Latvia imploded in 2008. I was calling the Baltics the next Argentina. Indeed, by early 2009 we eventually saw…

Business

The Beatles Invade iTunes

Edward Harrison Nov 17, 2010

The guys at the Wall Street Journal figure this is a win-win for Apple because it is a great marketing tool just in time for Christmas, irrespective of whether one buys Beatles music. (video clip below) For the Citigroup-owned EMI, it…

News

On China, Foreclosures, Sovereign Debt and Other Links

Edward Harrison Nov 17, 2010

Sovereign Debt Crisis FT Alphaville » Ireland’s bifurcating bailout Thoughts on Irish Contagion To Portugal and Reforming the Euro | Credit Writedowns Portugal Short-Term Debt Costs Soar, Jobless Rises – CNBC Do not raise…

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