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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: 2009-11-10

Edward Harrison
Financial Armageddon: In-Your-Face Influence Peddling FT.com - Not all bubbles present a risk to the economy (Blinkered Fed thinking on asset bubbles. Reminiscent of the Greenspan era.) Fitch Says U.K. Rating Most at Risk Among…
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News from around the web: 2009-11-09

Edward Harrison
I am feeling fairly ill so posting will be light today. Hopefully, I will back in shape tomorrow. VIDEO: Former Brit Ambassador Craig Murray Says UK and USA Sent Prisoners to Uzbekistan for Torture Part 1 Patrick J. Buchanan…
Political Economy

The politics of economics

Edward Harrison
In the wake of a few significant elections in the American states of New York, New Jersey and Virginia, a lot of pundits are putting their spin on what these elections mean for Barack Obama and his political agenda. On the whole, I find…
Economy

Wu-Tang Financial

Edward Harrison
This is pretty funny. Hat Tip Rob Johnson and New Deal 2.0. Source Money performed by Cypress Hill - Answers.com What does "dollar, dollar bill, y'all" mean? – Yahoo! Answers
Economy

May the Lloyd be with you

Edward Harrison
That’s how my friend Jeff described the most recent flap over a banker allegedly using religion to defend the industry. If you haven’t caught it, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was quoted in the Sunday London Times as saying “we have a…
Political Economy

Rick Bookstaber to join SEC

Edward Harrison
For those of us interested in seeing more robust and knowledgeable regulators in government service, the recent news that Rick Bookstaber is joining the SEC is quite welcome. While I disagree vigorously with much of recent economic policy,…
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News from around the web: 2009-11-08

Edward Harrison
FTD.de | Erinnerungen an den Mauerfall: Merkel hat nach der Sauna rübergemacht Top brains shun Ireland as smart economy withers - Independent.ie  (Science funding is drying up) Bank of Ireland set for state ownership - Independent.ie…

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