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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

Inflation in goods, deflation in assets

Edward Harrison Sep 21, 2010

Here's my initial reaction to Fred Sheehan's last post on Bernanke: inflation in goods, deflation in assets. I think this is something that Fred got into in one of his previous posts. Inflation versus deflation discussions are the…

News

On GMAC’s Halting Foreclosures and Other Links

Edward Harrison Sep 21, 2010

Quick note: We have temporarily switched to summary RSS feeds instead of full feeds. One problem the CW site was having before we switched platforms had to do with the feeds crushing the CPU whenever we posted or edited a post. It is…

Political Economy

The Credit Writedowns Interview with President Bill Clinton

Edward Harrison Sep 21, 2010

With a pressing unemployment problem depressing growth in the US, former president Clinton plans to demonstrate his five-year old public service community can create jobs in America while still implementing projects that achieve results…

Economy

The recession ended in June 2009

Edward Harrison Sep 20, 2010

The NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee has determined that the recession which began in December 2007 ended in June 2009. In the report announcing this decision, the NBER wrote that economic activity is typically lower post-recession than…

News

On The Risky Bond Market and Other Links

Edward Harrison Sep 20, 2010

Topic of the Day: Bonds After a huge rally in Treasurys earlier this year, the risk/reward has become unappealing despite the safe haven status. Corporate bonds are benefitting from the risk on trade. Both areas have risks.

News

Links: 2010-09-19

Edward Harrison Sep 19, 2010

My own posting will be light for the next few days as I will be in New York at the Clinton Global Initiative annual conference in New York. Expect some posts on the goings on there. P.S. – The Credit Writedowns site should be faster…

News

On German Worker Demands For Higher Wages and Other Links

Edward Harrison Sep 18, 2010

YouTube - German Workers Demand Higher Wages as Economy Recovers Ingrid Betancourt: I still have nightmares | World news | The Guardian Gross' Pimco makes $8.1bn bet against US deflation Mike Whitney: The Swelling Backlog…

Political Economy

“I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!”

Edward Harrison Sep 18, 2010

Marshall Auerback e-mailed "I'm having another Howard Beale moment" and sent a link to this wonderful piece of 1970s cinema as a visual. Enjoy. P.S. - Are they yelling in Atlanta? Source: Network (1976) – Internet…

Monetary System

The Big Interview with David Stockman

Edward Harrison Sep 17, 2010

David Stockman was Ronald Reagan's first Budget Director. He left the political world for things like Private Equity. Lately, he has been making headlines for his statements regarding the economy and fiscal matters. He says "In some…

News

Links: 2010-09-17

Edward Harrison Sep 17, 2010

Marginal Revolution: On Austro-European business cycle theory In Pursuit of Empirical Macroeconomics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty Automatic stabilisers and the global crisis | vox Avinash Persaud:…

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