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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

Marc Faber: Obama makes Bush look like a genius

Edward Harrison Jan 22, 2010

My favorite economic entertainer is back with his usual over-the-top semi-apocalyptic comments about government officials, the U.S. and more. Here are a few choice quotes from Dr. Doom followed by the full videos of his session on…

Libertarian paradise in Somalia

Edward Harrison Jan 22, 2010

This is pretty funny. Hat tip Linda. By the way, Linda, this is not my Libertarian ideal! It’s called anarchy.

Markets

Corporate bond yields demonstrate that risk is back

Edward Harrison Jan 22, 2010

I woke up this morning thinking about James Baker’s October 1987 comments on the dollar which many feel precipitated the 1987 crash. This was on my mind as I contemplated the implications of Obama’s recent regulatory announcement bombshell.…

Political Economy

The latest on the Bernanke confirmation

Edward Harrison Jan 22, 2010

The Senate Republicans are making procedural maneuvers to delay the Bernanke confirmation for re-appointment as Fed chair (hat tip Marc Chandler). There is talk of a filibuster being used as a tactic to squelch his nomination before…

News

Links: 2010-01-22

Edward Harrison Jan 22, 2010

Obama and the War on Wall Street Yesterday’s announcement on bank regulation by President Obama is a key turning point in his Presidency. It means a whole new world of uncertainty for banks and bank stocks and could be just the…

Economy

Zero bonuses at Goldman

Edward Harrison Jan 21, 2010

This is pretty major stuff: Goldman recorded negative compensation in Q4 as zero bonuses are accruing for the quarter. Reuters says: The bank recorded negative compensation expense in the fourth quarter because of the contribution to…

Political Economy

Did Brown’s win spark Obama’s war on Wall Street?

Edward Harrison Jan 21, 2010

That’s the gist of yesterday’s post by James Pethoukoukis. The column says: A historic victory, really. It is hard to overstate just how “blue” a state Massachusetts is. Obama won it by 26 percentage points in 2008. Until now…

Monetary System

Is the recession dating committee preparing for a double dip?

Edward Harrison Jan 21, 2010

The Big Picture has picked up on what appears to be an interesting development over at the NBER’s site. It seems like they are hedging there bets on a possible double dip recession beginning in late 2010 or 2011. As you may know, the NBER…

Hitler finds out Scott Brown won Massachusetts Senate seat

Edward Harrison Jan 21, 2010

I just put this in the links but it deserves a post of its own!

News

Links: 2010-01-21

Edward Harrison Jan 21, 2010

FT.com – Opening salvo on banks has yet to come An Antitrust Investigation of the Banks? – Economix Blog – NYTimes.com Fifth Third fourth-quarter loss narrows| Reuters BBC News – GM confirms Opel factory closure in Antwerp…

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