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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.

Economy

Initial jobless claims rise dramatically to 482,000

Edward Harrison Jan 21, 2010

From the U.S. Department of Labor: In the week ending Jan. 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 482,000, an increase of 36,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 446,000. The 4-week moving average…

Economy

Obama backs Volcker regulatory plan in dramatic about face

Edward Harrison Jan 21, 2010

Today President Obama is set to propose wide-ranging moves on bank regulation first proposed by his economic advisor Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve Chairman. Details of the proposal have yet to be released. However, the focus is…

Business

CNBC: One-On-One with Buffett

Edward Harrison Jan 20, 2010

The video is pretty all-encompassing and runs just under 30 minutes. Buffett is down on Kraft-Cadbury, raising rates and the bank tax. He is up on Wells Fargo. That sums it up pretty well. Quotes On Wells:…

Markets

Short sale fraud

Edward Harrison Jan 20, 2010

CNBC's Diana Olick has the breaking story on alleged fraud in the mortgage industry. She has been writing about this for a few days now. See Big Banks Accused of Short Sale Fraud - Realty Check with Diana Olick at CNBC’s website.…

News

Links: 2010-01-20

Edward Harrison Jan 20, 2010

China tries to curb lending and avoid overheating| Reuters Bruce Krasting: Consequences of the Mass. Election O'Malley aims to limit Maryland budget cuts – washingtonpost.com FiveThirtyEight: Let's Play the Blame Game!…

Political Economy

Grading Obama’s economic policy after one year

Edward Harrison Jan 20, 2010

The Democratic defeat in yesterday’s Massachusetts Senate race puts a punctuation mark on the grinding erosion of support for the Obama Administration and its economic policy in a tough first year. Clearly voters were sending the…

News

Links: 2010-01-19

Edward Harrison Jan 19, 2010

Finance and Economy FT.com / Columnists / Philip Stephens – How the big banks rigged the market FT.com – A bank levy will not stop the doomsday cycle Economic Perspectives from Kansas City: Sheila Bair Exposes Wall Street’s Power Grab:…

Economy

Chart of the Day: State Budget Gaps 2010

Edward Harrison Jan 19, 2010

This is not just about California. Come Summer 2010, the most severe gaps will be closed via budget cuts or tax increases unless the Federal Government can pull a rabbit out of the hat. Source Policies for Increasing Economic Growth…

Economy

Stephen Colbert: The Word – Honor Bound

Edward Harrison Jan 19, 2010

This has been making the rounds. Colbert at his best.

News

Links: 2010-01-16

Edward Harrison Jan 16, 2010

Naomi Klein on how corporate branding has taken over America | Books | The Guardian Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com – Krugman, Gruber and non-disclosure issues National Briefing – Southwest – Arizona – Parks Are Casualties of Budget…

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