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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

Chart of the Day: GDP Growth vs. Growth in Employment

Edward Harrison Sep 27, 2010

John Hussman's latest weekly newsletter talks a lot about the anger that Americans feel at being told the recession ended in June 2009 when the economy is still losing jobs. He makes some very good points. See this Economix piece which…

Political Economy

Brazil: “We’re in the midst of an international currency war”

Edward Harrison Sep 27, 2010

The last post by Win Thin demonstrates that Emerging market countries that are doing the best in this difficult economic environment are feeling serious currency pressure. Brazil is looking for a way to deal with the volatility associated…

Rachida Dati’s Freudian Slip on the Need for Inflation

Edward Harrison Sep 27, 2010

In France, this video of the former French Justice Minister and current European parliamentarian Rachida Dati is making the rounds. If you speak French, you'll know why when you hear Dati's word choice 14 seconds into the video. She…

News

Links: 2010-09-27

Edward Harrison Sep 27, 2010

Memo USCIS on Administrative Alternatives to Comprehensive Immigration Reform SUPERillu.de | Kanzlerin zieht persönliche Bilanz der Einheit - Merkels langer Abschied von der »Kaufhalle« Chancellor Recalls Communist…

Economy

Jim Bianco Sees 50-50 Chance of Double Dip

Edward Harrison Sep 27, 2010

This interview with Bloomberg is from last Friday (hat tip Scot). Bianco says that despite more benign trailing and coincident indicators, the decline in leading indicators supports his market-bearish view. The interview runs about 10…

Political Economy

The Federal Reserve is Not Going QEII Until After the Election

Edward Harrison Sep 27, 2010

There has been a lot of speculation about what the Federal Reserve will or will not do regarding quantitative easing (QE) in order to boost the economy. With the Obama administration constrained regarding fiscal policy, attention has turned…

Markets

Andy Xie is much less bearish on Chinese housing market

Edward Harrison Sep 26, 2010

Recently I pointed to some comments by Andy Xie which indicated he was taking a less apocalyptic stance toward the Chinese property market. It was difficult to discern how much of a climb down this was for the China bear. But, judging from…

News

Links: 2010-09-26

Edward Harrison Sep 26, 2010

The Usual Fare FT.com - Miliband declares New Labour dead Richard Thaler - Economic View - Why the Rich Don’t Need a Tax-Cut Extension - NYTimes.com How to fix the US mortgage market | vox Wall Street's attacks could turn…

You Twitter People Are Dumbing Down The Internet. STOP IT NOW!

Edward Harrison Sep 26, 2010

Given the press 'Facebook: The Movie' has been getting why not try 'Twitter: The Movie' too. Here's how the script might run. Enjoy.

Political Economy

Barack Obama, The Departure of Larry Summers, Voter Anger and the Bailouts

Edward Harrison Sep 25, 2010

So Larry Summers is out. From the Obama economic team, Peter Orszag and Christina Romer preceded him. This looks to be a wholesale turnover at the top given the departures of Axelrod and Emanuel on the policy side as well. So now…

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