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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.

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Economic News And World Cup Links

Edward Harrison Jun 28, 2010

Monetary System

Why Stimulus Is No Panacea

Edward Harrison Jun 28, 2010

I fully support deficit spending as a means to prevent a debt deflationary spiral in a deep downturn. However, there are limits to what stimulus can actually do. Stimulus is no panacea for an unbalanced economy. In particular, when…

News

Financial Reform Update And Other Links

Edward Harrison Jun 26, 2010

G-20 Financial Reform Efforts Update Osborne tries to put the brakes on banking reform - Telegraph Obama pushes U.S. bank tax - National Post The Usual Fare Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits Dies - WSJ.com BBC News - Why…

Economy

Bair: Financial Reform Bill Will End Too Big To Fail

Edward Harrison Jun 26, 2010

In this video from the Wall Street Journal, Sheila Bar talks to the Journal's David Wessel explaining her view that the financial reform bill due to be passed by Congress will end too big to fail. Also see the associated WSJ article,…

Thriller

Edward Harrison Jun 25, 2010

A little weekend music for those of you who haven't seen enough of Michael Jackson. Enjoy.

News

Differing views on Austerity and Stimulus and other links

Edward Harrison Jun 25, 2010

More on Stimulus and Austerity In The Long Run, We Are Still All Dead - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com Stimulus, Austerity, and the Spiral of Decline - Daily Reckoning FT.com Mohamed El-Erian - Beyond the false growth vs…

Monetary System

Resource Hawk, Stimulus Dove

Edward Harrison Jun 25, 2010

It's not my position. But I would think someone would articulate it. It sounds like what Mark Thoma would advocate, for example. That is, someone could advocate: 1 A larger deficit in the short term. 2. Specific, clear…

Economy

ECRI Weekly Index falls to a 56-week low of -6.9

Edward Harrison Jun 25, 2010

This comes via the ECRI website: A measure of future U.S.economic growth rose slightly in the latest week, but its annualized growth rate continued to fall, indicating the economy is about to slow, a research group said on Friday.The…

Blogs

Credit Writedowns’ Database Failure

Edward Harrison Jun 25, 2010

This morning while I was doing my BBC Interview, the Credit Writedowns database failed. I noticed it first when there were no posts on the front page - just a note saying "Sorry, the post you are seeking does not exist." In any…

Markets

For the Last Time, Is Gold in a Bubble?

Edward Harrison Jun 24, 2010

Jeff Clark, Senior Editor, Casey’s Gold & Resource Report While a few mainstream outlets are coming around to at least acknowledging gold’s stellar run, most remain skeptical or outright bearish. And the blasphemy they purport is…

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