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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.

Political Economy

Obama’s economic agenda for re-election

Edward Harrison Nov 8, 2010

US President Barack Obama was on "60 Minutes" last night in an interview taped on Thursday. He gave a synopsis of his thinking about the recent US mid-term elections. Here is a bit of what he had to say as written by CBS which…

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On The Problems Obama Will Encounter Defending QE in Seoul and Other Links

Edward Harrison Nov 7, 2010

Topic of the Day: Problems with QE mounting US accused of forcing up world food prices | Business | The Guardian QE2 inflates commodities, threatens 70s-styled malaise - International Business Times G20 finds common ground…

Political Economy

Thoughts on the G-20 given the so-called currency war

Edward Harrison Nov 7, 2010

The heads of state of the world's twenty largest economies are set to meet in Seoul, South Korea to discuss the global economy. The so-called currency war will be of particular interest during this session because of an escalation in…

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More on Bank Bailouts, Bank Capital and Other Links

Edward Harrison Nov 6, 2010

Bank Bailouts and Bank Capital Global Financial Strategy - Battered Obama took part in a 'cover up', says ex-regulator Obama’s Problem Simply Defined: It Was the Banks » New Deal 2.0 Bank Of America: We Face Repurchase Lawsuits…

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On The Irish Mess, The Australian Property Bet, and Other Links

Edward Harrison Nov 5, 2010

I will be on RT TV America at 4PM ET talking about the economy for readers in North America. Tune in! The usual Fare Analyst in $100m property bet with Wall St guru | News | Business Spectator Keith Olbermann SUSPENDED From MSNBC…

Political Economy

A few comments about Tuesday’s election’s impact on the economy

Edward Harrison Nov 5, 2010

I have been meaning to put together a few comments about the election on Tuesday but I haven't had the time to string anything together. But an enlightening video from Tech Ticker with Jamie Galbraith provides some good fodder. So let me…

Political Economy

Does Ben Bernanke Believe The Stuff He Writes?

Edward Harrison Nov 5, 2010

James Galbraith was on Yahoo! Tech Ticker talking about Fed policy. The quote he made that caught my eye was this one in response to whether the Fed Chairman Bernanke believes what he says and writes: "Well, one thing you can…

Political Economy

Time’s Object of the Year for 2010

Edward Harrison Nov 4, 2010

The Fed may not be able to manufacture new net financial assets, but it can and will create lots of excess cash reserves! (Hat tip Scott F.)

Political Economy

Brazil: “The last time there was a series of competitive devaluations. . . it ended in world…

Edward Harrison Nov 4, 2010

“It’s no use throwing dollars out of a helicopter,” Guido Mantega, the finance minister, said on Thursday. “The only result is to devalue the dollar to achieve greater competitiveness on international markets.” At a joint press…

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On QE’s Effect on Gold, Emerging Markets and Other Links

Edward Harrison Nov 4, 2010

The QE1, Victoria Harbour 1972 QE's effects and afterthoughts The Fed came out with a plan that was devilishly clever in that it was not geared to the short end but also allowed the banks to continue to benefit from a steep yield…

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