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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

The recession is over but the depression has just begun

Edward Harrison Oct 1, 2009

For the last few months I have been casting around looking for bullish data points as counterfactuals to my more bearish long-term outlook. I have found some, but not enough. If you recall, early this year, I stated that we are in…

Economy

Jobless claims back to 551,000; employment missing link to recovery

Edward Harrison Oct 1, 2009

Today’s jobless claims report should dispel the notion that the labor market in the United States is getting significantly better. Initial jobless claims rose again to 551,000 from 534,000 the week prior. The 4-week average is…

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Links: 2009-09-30

Edward Harrison Sep 30, 2009

Press Release: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Too Big to Fail: Vanity Fair | Vanity Fair "The government secretly tried to orchestrate a deal involving Goldman Sachs in the week following Lehman Brothers’ collapse and considered using the…

Economy

Federal Reserve’s Fisher says tightening will be aggressive

Edward Harrison Sep 29, 2009

Marshall Auerback pointed out a statement from Dallas Fed Chief Richard Fisher today that is not getting a lot of attention despite its importance. He said: I expect that when it comes time to tighten monetary policy, my…

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Links: 2009-09-29

Edward Harrison Sep 29, 2009

I have been away from the blog since early Friday, but I plan on picking things up a bit going forward. On Friday, I spent the day at the Annual Clinton Global Initiative event in New York. I expect to have a post or two up on…

Markets

Case-Shiller: U.S. home prices up for third month in July

Edward Harrison Sep 29, 2009

The most recent data from the widely-followed S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices was made available today. These data from July show house prices in the U.S. increasing for the third month in a row, suggesting that house prices have…

Economy

Julian Robertson: “We’re in for some real rough sledding”

Edward Harrison Sep 25, 2009

This is how the famed investor and Chairman of Tiger Management began an interview with CNBC yesterday. Yes, the recession is probably over, he says. But, in his view there is likely to be problems going forward because the U.S. has…

Economy

Tear gas and rubber bullets at G-20 Protests

Edward Harrison Sep 25, 2009

In what is shaping up to be a common occurrence at these global meetings, protesters are shaking things up. My understanding, however, is that there are more police on hand than protesters. Rubber bullets, pepper spray and tear…

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News from around the web: 2009-09-25

Edward Harrison Sep 25, 2009

I will be at the Clinton Global Initiative Forum all day today, so I doubt there will be any posts until this afternoon. For Canadian readers, I am doing a TV interview at 12:30PM ET on BNN on Obama’s relationship with Wall Street.…

Economy

A conversation with Rahm Emanuel on Charlie Rose

Edward Harrison Sep 24, 2009

The most newsworthy item in this clip is Emanuel saying that the healthcare bill cannot pass the Senate with a public option. Along those lines reports are now coming out that the Obama Administration is negotiating with Senator Olympia…

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