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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.

Political Economy

Craig Venter on Synthetic Life

Edward Harrison May 21, 2010

Synthetic life is a controversial subject. But a breakthrough has just recently been made which is sure to stoke more controversy on the subject. Below is a video of Craig Venter talking about the Synthetic Life project and breakthrough.…

Markets

Rosenberg: Markets oversold; correction taken froth out of market

Edward Harrison May 21, 2010

David Rosenberg has a piece out that is relatively upbeat given the carnage in stock markets yesterday and his well-known bearish views. He notes the positive to the recent market declines; they have taken the froth out of a few…

News

Links on Spanish bond issuance and more

Edward Harrison May 21, 2010

Subscribe to Our News Feed If you would like to receive our links in real-time please follow me (Edward Harrison) at @edwardnh. We also have a Facebook fan page now. Must read Spain raises €3.52bn with 10-year bonds - Independent.ie…

Business

Evening Mood Music: Don’t Panic

Edward Harrison May 20, 2010

The song is "Don't Panic" by Coldplay. I hope it takes the edge off. Enjoy.

Economy

Banks Making Shed Loads But Fannie And Freddie May Be “Losing Money as a Matter of…

Edward Harrison May 20, 2010

The FDIC is out with its Quarterly Banking Profile for Q1 2010. And despite a rise in the FDIC's 'Problem List of Banks' to 775 in Q1 from 702 at the end of 2009 and 552 in Q3 2009, banks earned a ton of money – more than $18 billion in the…

Economy

China’s yield curve flattens further

Edward Harrison May 20, 2010

On China via Andy Lees of UBS: The yields on two sets of bills moved in opposite directions. The PBOC issued 3 month bills at a yield 4bpts higher than the prevailing rate, whilst 3 year bill yields fell 2bpts. “The divergence underscores…

Political Economy

Interview: IMF’s John Lipsky on the Euro and the Greek Aid Package

Edward Harrison May 20, 2010

In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, answers questions about taking action on the euro and intervention in Greece. Also see IMF Official: Euro’s Slide Not…

News

Links on the German shortselling ban and more

Edward Harrison May 20, 2010

Subscribe to Our News Feed If you would like to receive our links in real-time please follow me (Edward Harrison) at @edwardnh. We also have a Facebook fan page now. Click here to become a fan and have CW posts show up on your Facebook…

Economy

China: Time to Admit To, Then Douse, Our Inflation Fire

Edward Harrison May 20, 2010

I don't buy into the core inflation number that the press or Federal Reserve use. Today's Wall Street Journal has an article on the front page entitled "Inflation at 44-Year Low." When you read further, you realize they are using…

Political Economy

Germany has most to gain from euro weakness

Edward Harrison May 20, 2010

The fall in the euro is not completely accidental. Indeed, many in the Eurozone see the decline as an opportunity instead of a sign of weakness. Nevertheless, it is not clear to me that the Greeks or the Spaniards will gain from the decline…

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