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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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Links: 2010-04-11 Peak oil alert, soybean trade war

Edward Harrison Apr 11, 2010

US military warns oil output may dip causing massive shortages by 2015 | The Guardian S'okay, We're Good. America's Back – Paul Kedrosky Full Text Of EMU Statement Of Support For Greece | zero hedge Mark Hulbert – Why Timing…

Monetary System

Koo, White, Soros and Akerloff videos from inaugural INET conference

Edward Harrison Apr 11, 2010

These videos are from the Inaugural Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) conference in Cambridge. Hat Tip Mark Thoma.

Political Economy

Ron Paul has Barack Obama’s number

Edward Harrison Apr 10, 2010

It seems Ron Paul is on to the Obama neo-liberal con game

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Links: 2010-04-10 Greek crisis, CDO shenanigans and Germany’s forgotten bunkers

Edward Harrison Apr 10, 2010

Intel demos software that reads your mind | Cutting Edge – CNET News FT.com – Merryn Somerset Webb: Debt debacle is not going to go away Polish President, Bank Chief in Plane Crash, Reports – Bloomberg.com East Germany's…

Political Economy

Galbraith, Stiglitz and Soros on resisting the inevitability of the Greek debt crisis

Edward Harrison Apr 10, 2010

I would love to have gone to the Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) conference in Cambridge, but the timing was wrong for me. The effort, sponsored by George Soros, is a much needed collaboration of ideas to help prevent a…

Political Economy

Go Greece Lightning

Edward Harrison Apr 10, 2010

In honour of Greece, I present you a little Greece Lightning. Let's hope this is what European policy makers are using this weekend. Why this country could be automatic It could be systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic Why it could be…

Markets

Fitch downgrades Greece to BBB- with a negative outlook

Edward Harrison Apr 9, 2010

Fitch, the ratings agency, has decided enough is enough and has downgraded Greece to BBB-. This is still investment grade despite obvious signs that Greece is no longer an investment grade risk. Not only are the Greeks now…

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Links: 2010-04-09

Edward Harrison Apr 9, 2010

FT.com – Kenneth Rogoff – Bubbles lurk in government debt Housing market overheating: Royal LePage – The Globe and Mail A Math Primer on Sovereign Debt – NYTimes.com Junk has outperformed quality so far this year Mark Hulbert –…

Political Economy

The Bundesbank slams the proposed EU-IMF Greek bailout as unconstitutional

Edward Harrison Apr 9, 2010

Media reports suggest that a recent article in German daily Frankfurter Rundschau are what have triggered the latest selloffs in Greek sovereign debt (See the Telegraph's account here; hat tip Swedish Lex). This article leaked portions of a…

Economy

Citigroup’s Chuck Prince confirms that risky behaviour drives out prudent when risk is…

Edward Harrison Apr 8, 2010

Former Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince made what could be considered the most infamous statement of this credit crisis when he said: "as long as the music is playing, you've got to get up and dance. We're still dancing." -Citi…

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