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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

John Hussman on the Fake Recovery

Edward Harrison Oct 18, 2010

John Hussman has a piece out today that dissects the current economic environment in two parts. In part one, Hussman puts a spotlight on quantitative easing (QE) and why it is unlikely to have the intentioned effect on the U.S. economy. And…

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Links: 2010-10-18

Edward Harrison Oct 18, 2010

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Political Economy

On The Hypocrisy of Voters: The politics of economics redux

Edward Harrison Oct 18, 2010

This is from Gallup: Overall, 46% of Americans believe the federal government "poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens," little changed from the prior reading in 2006. However, during that…

Political Economy

The Fed wants asset price inflation not consumer price inflation

Edward Harrison Oct 18, 2010

The Fed’s intent is not to create consumer inflation, but rather asset inflation — primarily in the equity market. By pulling longer-term bond yields lower, the Fed hopes that this will alter how investors value equities relative…

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Links: 2010-10-17

Edward Harrison Oct 17, 2010

How propaganda is disseminated: WikiLeaks Edition - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com BBC News - Merkel says German multicultural society has failed Public Bravado, Private Doubts at Countrywide - NYTimes.com Guest Post: So Why Did the…

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This Week’s Most Popular Posts: 2010-10-16

Edward Harrison Oct 16, 2010

Krugman: We Need $8-10 Trillion Worth of Quantitative Easing: Paul Krugman says the Fed would have to print multiple trillions of dollars to close the output gap. That's not going to happen. The implication is that money printing is all…

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Edward Harrison Oct 16, 2010

Tehelka - BRIC is a thing of the past. All eyes are now on CIVITS TheDC OP-ED: One nation, under fraud | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment Chairman Bernanke Presents a Case for QE2 - Asha Bangalore,…

When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around

Edward Harrison Oct 15, 2010

Just something I was listening to earlier today that I thought you might enjoy. Good night all.

Markets

Bankruptcy attorney on robo-signing fraud and mortgage mod litigation

Edward Harrison Oct 15, 2010

This bankruptcy attorney in the video below says he has been fighting the robo-signing issue since 2007. He also shows how the signature of certain robo-signers is "comically" different from one document to the next, indicating…

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Edward Harrison Oct 15, 2010

Credit Writedowns Hungary Gives Markets A Dose Of Reality, Go Short HUF | Credit Writedowns The Broken Cash Register | Credit Writedowns Josh Rosner on Problem Loans in Banks' Mortgage Backed Securities | Credit Writedowns Bank…

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