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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

BBVA complains about subsidy for loss-making Spanish Cajas

Edward Harrison Oct 28, 2010

The problem with bailouts is that they allow companies with either poor economics or weak financial structures to compete on a more level playing field with stronger competitors. The bailouts are like a subsidy which gives an unfair…

Markets

UK House Prices Down As Housing Double Dip Takes Hold

Edward Harrison Oct 28, 2010

Nationwide Building Society reported a fall of 0.7% in British house prices in October, furthering the double dip in the UK housing market. According to the figures released this morning, the smoother three-month average decline accelerated…

Economy

Video: Ex-president of Argentina Néstor Kirchner dies

Edward Harrison Oct 27, 2010

News coverage: Argentina 'in shock' at former President Kirchner death – BBC Argentine assets rise on death of ex-President Kirchner – Reuters Kirchner's death may mark end of an era in Argentina – Miami Herald Consternación…

Markets

Janjuah: Global Asset Bubble Is ‘Building’

Edward Harrison Oct 27, 2010

Bob Janjuah, co-head of cross-asset allocation strategy at Nomura International Plc, discusses the outlook for the global economy. Janjuah, speaking with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television's "InsideTrack," also talks about…

Markets

Gross: The Bull Market In Bonds is Over

Edward Harrison Oct 27, 2010

The Fed’s announcement of a renewed commitment to Quantitative Easing has been well telegraphed and the market’s reaction is likely to be subdued. We are in a “liquidity trap,” where interest rates or trillions in asset purchases may…

News

Links: 2010-10-27

Edward Harrison Oct 27, 2010

The presence of an article in the links section at Credit Writedowns is not an endorsement of the views presented. However, it is a suggestion that the article is topical and worthy of your attention. If you would like to receive our links…

Markets

“The Smart Money is Selling Debt”

Edward Harrison Oct 27, 2010

If you are a corporate CFO, now is the time to issue bonds because interest rates are very low, courtesy of the Federal Reserve. And companies are doing that from IBM, to J&J and Microsoft. These companies don't need the money; they see…

Political Economy

Grantham: Night of The Living Fed

Edward Harrison Oct 26, 2010

From From Jeremy Grantham's latest quarterly letter: If I were a benevolent dictator, I would strip the Fed of its obligation to worry about the economy and ask it to limit its meddling to attempting to manage inﬂation. Better…

Political Economy

The Committee To Save The World, Female Edition

Edward Harrison Oct 26, 2010

See Schapiro, Bair, Warren: Female Sheriffs of Wall Street - TIME

Political Economy

Bloomberg Freedom Of Information Act Lawsuit Goes To Supreme Court Without Fed

Edward Harrison Oct 26, 2010

In November of 2008, I reported a lawsuit brought by Bloomberg News which requested the Federal Reserve disclose which securities it had accepted on behalf of taxpayers as collateral for $1.5 trillion in loans to banks during the…

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