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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.

Markets

Mier: Whitney is wrong on the need for State Government bailout

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2010

Christopher Mier, municipal strategist and managing director at Loop Capital Markets LLC, talked to Bloomberg's Betty Liu this past Friday about Meredith Whitney's report stating that the U.S. federal government may have to bail out some…

News

Links: 2010-10-03

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2010

FT.com - Edward Chancellor - Why some housing bubbles remain Regierungsbildung: Die Niederländer wollen kein Multikulti mehr - WELT ONLINE Fallon/Timberlake: Hip Hop History Lesson | The Big Picture Rushing for the double-digit…

Business

Google CEO Schmidt: “The laws are written by lobbyists”

Edward Harrison Oct 3, 2010

Of course they are. Watch this clip of Eric Schmidt to hear what he says in this regard. Is his experience in the telecom and technology space any different than what happens in the financial services space? The other quote that I found…

The Wheel of Death

Edward Harrison Oct 2, 2010

No, this is not an economics term but it's a pretty scary knife trick.

Political Economy

The Big Interview with Austan Goolsbee

Edward Harrison Oct 2, 2010

Also see: Big Interview: Goolsbee Defends Obama Record on Business - Real Time Economics

News

Links: 2010-10-02

Edward Harrison Oct 2, 2010

The usual fare Eugene Robinson - Afghanistan: A war without end, or rationale Lenihan 'nationalises' majority of country's banking system - Irish, Business - Independent.ie Ford CEO sees zero net debt by 2011: report| Reuters…

Daily

This Week’s Most Popular Posts

Edward Harrison Oct 2, 2010

This week's posts pointed to commentary from some of the top analysts: Meredith Whitney, Hugh Hendry, Andy Xie, David Tepper, and David Rosenberg. Of note was the situation in Ireland and the cabinet shuffle in the Obama White House. A lot…

Monetary System

Debt Deflation Defined

Edward Harrison Oct 1, 2010

Irving Fisher was a leading economist in the early 20th century. After being caught out during the Great Depression (he famously quipped, "Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." right before the…

Economy

Manufacturing slows in the United States

Edward Harrison Oct 1, 2010

Here's the ISM report in numbers and words. WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING ... "Business results (top and bottom line) continue to meet or exceed our operating plan and exceed prior year performance by double digits."…

News

Links: 2010-10-01

Edward Harrison Oct 1, 2010

I will be on BNN with presenter Howard Green at 12:15ET. Howard will also be talking to Philip Coggan, Capital Markets editor at the Economist. In terms of topics, we’ll cover the markets, commodities, and gold on the rise again today, as…

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