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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

Morgan Stanley: Yuan Peg Move Bullish for Latam Commodity Producers Like Mexico

Edward Harrison Jun 23, 2010

Gray Newman of Morgan Stanley is the third analyst this week who has been making Mexico-bullish noises due to the Chinese peg move. In his recent research piece called "Latin America: The Renminbi Impact" he says we have…

Business

Apple iPhone4: Great But Needs New Network

Edward Harrison Jun 23, 2010

The iPhone goes on sale right now, 12 midnight today. Walt Mossberg gives his view on the product in the video below. He likes the Phone. He just doesn't like AT&T – and this is the same complaint the review at Boing Boing had as well.…

Political Economy

More on Why Mexico Poised To Benefit From Yuan Move

Edward Harrison Jun 22, 2010

Echoing the Marc Chandler's comments yesterday, Andy Lees of UBS had some constructive things to say about the potential effect of a Chinese revaluation on Mexico. Mexican Finance Minister welcomes the move because it will help Mexico’s…

Markets

Stat of the day: Illinois takes over from California as state most likely to default

Edward Harrison Jun 22, 2010

While California has been the poster boy for state budgetary woes, Illinois has moved into the top spot as the US state most likely to default on its debt. To avoid default more cuts are going to be necessary. See recent posts by me and…

Markets

Gary Shilling Says Yuan Move Is Risky

Edward Harrison Jun 22, 2010

Gary Shilling talked with Bloomberg about the implications of China's recent currency move and the European debt crisis. True to form, he is bearish – both on the Chinese move and on the European debt situation. His view is that the Yuan…

Political Economy

Key Passages of Osborne’s Austerity Budget

Edward Harrison Jun 22, 2010

The following is the beginning of the Chancellor George Osborne's speech today before the British House of Commons on the 2010 Budget. This emergency Budget deals decisively with our country's record debts. It pays for the past. And it…

Markets

US existing home sales falls despite tax credit

Edward Harrison Jun 22, 2010

Existing house sales in the US fell 2.2% month over month in May to an annualized 5.66 million rate from the upwardly-revised 5.79 million rate in April. Note that analysts polled by Reuters expected sales to rise to a 6.12 million rate.…

Markets

Rosenberg: The Case For Bonds

Edward Harrison Jun 22, 2010

This is just in from David Rosenberg: In the discussion about the outlook for U.S. Treasury bonds, the point must be emphasized that supply alone has been an inadequate focus for predicting future price/yield. You don’t have to do much…

News

Austerity in the UK and Other Links

Edward Harrison Jun 22, 2010

Top Links Facing Deficit, Britain Unveils Emergency Budget - NYTimes.com Emergency Budget: George Osborne's austerity package haunted by spectre of 1981 | UK news | The Guardian The Usual Fare The Undeserving Unemployed -…

News

The Yuan Also Rises And Other Links

Edward Harrison Jun 21, 2010

Joe Weisenthal, the title of this post is for you! Story of the Day: China's currency move China to Put Renminbi in a Currency Basket - Daily Reckoning Yuan appreciation not guaranteed - National Post Also See Marc Chandler's…

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