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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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News from around the web: 2009-09-07

Edward Harrison Sep 7, 2009

There Is Another Shoe To Drop In The Global Economic and Financial Crisis - And The Focus Will Be On Europe’s Perifery | Edward Hugh A number of countries in Eastern Europe immediately come to mind - not only the Baltics, but also Russia,…

Political Economy

China to diversify out of U.S. dollars

Edward Harrison Sep 6, 2009

According to an account published in the Daily Telegraph by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, the Chinese government is quite anxious about money printing in the United States and the effect this printing could have on China’s dollar denominated…

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News from around the web: 2009-09-06

Edward Harrison Sep 6, 2009

iPhone makes worldwide loss, says report While Orange and T-Mobile compete with O2 to sell the iPhone in Britain, a report by Denmark's Strand Consult reveals how it makes a loss for providers and struggles against other phones…

Political Economy

Jacob Hacker: Fixing America’s healthcare system

Edward Harrison Sep 5, 2009

I have no opinion about this plan as I only know what you see in the video. But, here it is – worthy of debate.

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News from around the web: 2009-09-05

Edward Harrison Sep 5, 2009

Troubles For 'Prime' Borrowers Intensify - WSJ.com The mortgage-delinquency rate among so-called subprime borrowers reached 25% in the first quarter but appears to be leveling off, rising only slightly in the second quarter. The pace of…

The financial crisis explained

Edward Harrison Sep 4, 2009

More weekend market laughs for the financially-inclined. Hat tip Blicklog.

Must read books for a good laugh

Edward Harrison Sep 4, 2009

If you’re looking for a good laugh over the weekend, you might try Dow 36,000 by James Glassman, just hired as custodian of the George W. Bush legacy (hat tip Scott). It’s about the new strategy for profiting from the huge rise in the stock…

Economy

Unemployment rate to 9.7%, 216,000 jobs lost

Edward Harrison Sep 4, 2009

The U.S. economy lost 216,000 jobs in August according to figures released by the Department of Labor. This brought the unemployment rate up to 9.7% from 9.4% in July. Despite the large rise in the headline unemployment rate (U-3),…

Economy

China’s savings habit

Edward Harrison Sep 4, 2009

I want to highlight the good work of the BBC again. The last time I featured one of the BBC documentaries, it was about (conspicuous) consumption in China and the push to get Chinese citizens to spend more in order to support the economy. …

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News from around the web: 2009-09-04

Edward Harrison Sep 4, 2009

Putting the ‘change’ back in “change you can believe in”: The two faces of Barack Obama – Marshall Auerback Is this the Warren Christopher Presidency writ large? Roosevelt Institute Braintruster Marshall Auerback argues that the…

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