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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.

Daily

The global growth slowdown is accelerating

Edward Harrison Dec 5, 2018

The US is not going to be the engine of global growth here. With Europe, focused on exporting its way to growth and China both slowing and in jeopardy of tariffs, we have the makings of difficult times in 2019.

Daily

More on the US Treasury yield curve inversion and widening bond spreads

Edward Harrison Dec 4, 2018

Yesterday, the US Treasury yield curve inverted between 2- and 5-year rates. Right now, the 2-year is trading at 2.82%. While the 5-year is trading at 2.81%. So, the curve remains inverted.

Gold

The US treasury yield curve has inverted

Edward Harrison Dec 4, 2018

While everyone was focussing on the relief rally in stocks yesterday, the US treasury yield curve inverted for the first time in over a decade. This is a negative signpost in a world in which the Federal Reserve is almost certain to raise…

Daily

Updating the global economic outlook for the China-US trade war pause

Edward Harrison Dec 3, 2018

Here is what the freeze in the US-China trade war will mean for the global economic outlook.

Political Economy

Tepper: The Myth of Capitalism – my review

Edward Harrison Nov 30, 2018

I am going to do a book review of an econ book that has just come out. And I think it’s fitting that my first post on the return of the Credit Writedowns ‘blog’ is a review of such a good book like “The Myth of Capitalism”. I started…

Daily

The Fed minutes and concerns about the pace of rate hikes

Edward Harrison Nov 30, 2018

This is my inaugural post on the new platform after I wrote you about changes I wanted to make. So, I hope this new platform is better than the old because it's being hosted at my old blog url www.creditwritedowns.com. Let me know your…

Monetary System

Recapping Powell and reasons why the Fed might pause as oil falls below $50 a barrel

Edward Harrison Nov 29, 2018

Oil is one of several reasons the Fed might pause next year, rather than sticking to its three hike timetable. Housing is another. No wonder there was considerable speculation about a pause on the back of comments by Fed Chairman Jerome…

Bronze

Powell’s comments weren’t that different from Clarida

Edward Harrison Nov 28, 2018

The Powell speech is over and the stock market is up on the back of it because people interpreted his comments as dovish. Was it though? It depends on where you're coming from.

Bronze

Let’s unpack Clarida’s comments while we wait for Powell

Edward Harrison Nov 28, 2018

Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida gave a speech just yesterday on future monetary policy called "Data Dependence and U.S. Monetary Policy". Let's look at what he had to say as we await Chairman Powell's own speech today.

Monetary System

Trump is making it harder for the Fed to ease

Edward Harrison Nov 28, 2018

Trump's bellyaching about the Fed is only harming him. It serves no useful purpose. If he thinks it's a veiled threat, he's wrong.

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