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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: 2010-01-25

Edward Harrison Jan 25, 2010

FT.com – Investors flock to Greek bond issue The Phantom Policy Conflict – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com The Salt Lake Tribune Money Matters – 9 banks teetering after bad land bets Is The “Volcker Rule” More Than A Marketing…

Markets

Stuyvesant Town: Owners walk away as top of the market deal collapses

Edward Harrison Jan 25, 2010

Exactly three months ago, I told you to expect bankruptcy in the record Stuyvesant Town real estate deal. Today, this is exactly what we got: A group led by Tishman Speyer Properties has decided to give up the sprawling Peter Cooper…

Political Economy

The fat cats’ wet noodles

Edward Harrison Jan 25, 2010

Hat tip Prieur du Plessis Source 20 Jan 2010 editorial cartoon - Nick Anderson, Comics.com

Monetary System

The future of economics as posited by Richard Thaler

Edward Harrison Jan 25, 2010

I love this quote from Thaler on how, when and why the economics profession will change: Thaler: What is the old line—that science progresses funeral by funeral? Nobody changes their mind. What will happen is that the economists are…

Economy

The political central bank

Edward Harrison Jan 25, 2010

I wrote this in April 2009 about the Federal Reserve’s machinations: You should note that only the fiscal stimulus required legislative approval. All of the other ’stimulus’ has been done without Congressional approval and largely…

Political Economy

Poll results: Why Obama has ratcheted up the populist rhetoric

Edward Harrison Jan 25, 2010

The poll results are in on why President Obama has begun a ‘War on Wall Street.’ A majority of CW readers believe President Obama’s recent populist turn and harsh rhetoric directed toward Wall Street is a political stunt. And to the degree…

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Links: 2010-01-24

Edward Harrison Jan 24, 2010

Debtwatch No. 42: The economic case against Bernanke | Steve Keen's Debtwatch It could all come together for Mannings – The Boston Globe Brain abnormalities in Parkinson's patients develop before symptoms occur The Dogs Who…

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Links: 2010-01-23

Edward Harrison Jan 23, 2010

Finance and economy Post Peak Mexico | Gregor.us How I Would Have Sold Obamacare, Bryan Caplan | EconLog Supermarket sales hit 21-year low | The Japan Times Online Tim Geithner Had Some Chats About The AIG Bailout He Wasn't…

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The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-01-23

Edward Harrison Jan 23, 2010

Most Read Corporate bond yields demonstrate that risk is back Jim Rogers is still bullish on commodities Readers of this blog expect the recession to last redux So what are banks for, anyway? Grading Obama’s economic policy…

Economy

Stephen Roach: Chance of Double Dip 40%

Edward Harrison Jan 22, 2010

Here is more of Marc Faber, this time with Stephen Roach joining from Asia. Faber starts things off by making a point I have made many times in the past, namely that the Federal Reserve’s easy money policy is asymmetric; they are quick to…

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