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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.

Monetary System

What is a double dip recession?

Edward Harrison May 17, 2010

You hear the term "double dip recession" bandied about in the media a lot these days. But there is no strict definition for what a double dip recession is or what it actually means to an economy. Have no fear; At the…

Economy

Abu Dhabi’s Gold Dispensing ATM

Edward Harrison May 17, 2010

We need one of these! Citi invented the ATM, right? I wonder if Citi is on to this?

News

Links: 2010-05-17 German edition

Edward Harrison May 17, 2010

Subscribe to Our News Feed If you would like to receive our links in real-time please follow me at@edwardnh. German stories Run auf Münzen: Deutschland im Goldrausch | FTD.de German Municipalities face €15-billion shortfall - The…

Monetary System

The mindset will not change; a depressionary relapse may be coming – European version

Edward Harrison May 17, 2010

In March I wrote an American version of this post which pointed to the bailout culture in America as a major reason I fear a depressionary relapse. American policy makers have shifted private losses onto the government's books while…

News

Links: 2010-05-16 Oil spill disaster and Chinese bubble

Edward Harrison May 16, 2010

Subscribe to Our News Feed If you would like to receive our links in real-time please follow me at@edwardnh. Must Reads on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the Chinese property bubble Oil spill could go on for years, experts say |…

Political Economy

Spain is the perfect example of a country that never should have joined the euro zone

Edward Harrison May 16, 2010

Greece fiddled its books and ran a deficit in good times and bad. But, it is rubbish to paint all of the debtor nations in Euroland now in crisis with the same brush. There are huge differences I would like to point out. And I will…

News

Links: 2010-05-15 Gordon Gekko at Cannes and the carry trade unwind

Edward Harrison May 15, 2010

Subscribe to Our News Feed If you would like to receive our links in real-time please follow me at @edwardnh. Must Reads Gordon Gekko is back at Cannes and he's brought the 1980s with him | Film | The Guardian FT Alphaville…

Daily

The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-05-14

Edward Harrison May 14, 2010

Last Week's Most Popular Stat of the Day: California now in top ten for highest government default probabilities in the world The ECB's nuclear option has its limitations What caused the crash? The Euro: Beware of What You Wish…

Political Economy

The Sarko Euro Rampage Leak and Maxi Euro Devaluations

Edward Harrison May 14, 2010

Is the Euro depreciation planned or just a by-product of currency revulsion? No one knows. However, the events of the past week following the European shock and awe package are curious to say the least. Here's one curiosity. In the…

Markets

Stat of the Day: CDS Spreads for Cali, Michigan and Illinois are up and to the right

Edward Harrison May 14, 2010

You saw my Stat of the Day: California now in top ten for highest government default probabilities in the world. Here's a look at those CDS spreads for California over time - Michigan and Illinois are in the mix here too.

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