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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.

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Views on Ireland and Other Links

Edward Harrison Nov 15, 2010

Views on Ireland The Irish Economy » A Bailout Worth Considering FT Alphaville » The distorted European bailout FT Alphaville » Bailing out Ireland, bailing out banks Ireland debt crisis: European banks' exposure – Telegraph…

Economy

Stephen Roach: US cannot handle the liquidity provided by Fed

Edward Harrison Nov 15, 2010

Stephen Roach argues that the U.S. is not equipped to turn the Fed's liquidity into domestic demand so the liquidity provided by quantitative easing will simply leak out abroad to form asset bubbles somewhere else. He is principally…

Political Economy

With Ireland on the brink, the 1931 Credit Anstalt talk is resurfacing

Edward Harrison Nov 14, 2010

Unless the ECB takes fast and dramatic action, it risks destroying the currency it is paid to manage, and allowing a political catastrophe to unfold in Europe. If mishandled, Ireland could all too easily become a sovereign version of…

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Links: 2010-11-14

Edward Harrison Nov 14, 2010

Ireland: The importance of the right question | afoe | A Fistful of Euros | European Opinion Marginal Revolution: Profile of Morgan Kelly Bronte Capital: China Media Express: A Wall Street drama Janet Tavakoli on the Foreclosure Crisis…

Markets

Janet Tavakoli on the Foreclosure Crisis and Systemic Fraud Issues

Edward Harrison Nov 14, 2010

I found this video by David Fry with Janet Tavakoli as guest very enlightening. Tavakoli takes the same view that I have regarding how fraud is toxic for any banking system and must be rooted out. However, her most compelling statement had…

Daily

This Week’s Most Popular Posts: 2010-11-13

Edward Harrison Nov 13, 2010

Since I failed to put out a weekly update last week, this week's weekly will contain the most popular posts over the last two weeks. Jeremy Grantham has ‘already started to sell’ Great 30-minute CNBC interview with Jeremy Grantham in…

News

Links on GM, China and the Seven Best Business Videos

Edward Harrison Nov 13, 2010

The Usual Fare Stranger and stranger grows the EU's bailout fund – Telegraph Blogs Chinese acquisitions: China buys up the world | The Economist GM has orders for $60 billion in stock: sources| Reuters GM's IPO a tough sell -…

Taiwanese Animation: US-Sino Currency Rap Battle

Edward Harrison Nov 13, 2010

Another economic parody

Markets

Gold and Guns

Edward Harrison Nov 13, 2010

Here's another classic video, this time on Gold! Who comes up with this stuff? Classic. Hat tip Scott.

Economy

Video: Quantitative Easing Explained

Edward Harrison Nov 12, 2010

This is a hilarious cartoon video about the Fed and its program of quantitative easing, explaining it in terms everyone can understand. Watch for humourous references to "The Quantitative Easing," "The Inflation," "The Deflation," and…

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