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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

Rosenberg: The U.S. dollar could be next

Edward Harrison Jul 17, 2009

While Tim Geithner is out in the Middle East making the obligatory rounds, professing support for a strong U.S. dollar, investment strategists are wondering aloud whether a weak U.S. dollar is really what the U.S. government wants. …

Markets

Marc Faber: “A huge move is coming in the dollar, in bonds and in equities” but…

Edward Harrison Jul 17, 2009

Marc Faber was quoted in June as saying he expects a major move in financial markets, but is unclear which directions markets will turn. His statements suggest to me he could be advising clients to go long volatility in anticipation…

Markets

Baker-Samwick trial balloon floated by Obama

Edward Harrison Jul 17, 2009

I supported a proposal to help foreclosed homeowners by Dean Baker and Andrew Samwick back in June (see “Why not protect the homeowner?”). Apparently, the Obama Administration likes this proposal and is floating a trial balloon via…

Political Economy

Forget about Goldman

Edward Harrison Jul 17, 2009

Don't let government misdirect anger to Wall Street so that government gets a free ride. Government is responsible for the lack of criminal prosecutions, the coziness with big business and the dominance of special interests. We need to…

Economy

CNBC denies culpability in Roubini as bull saga

Edward Harrison Jul 17, 2009

I just read a CNBC story which fails to mention CNBC’s involvement in the apparently erroneous report that Nouriel Roubini has suddenly become more bullish. Is this omission justified? The controversy centers on statements Roubini…

Markets

Denninger accuses CNBC of falsely goosing market on Roubini’s back

Edward Harrison Jul 17, 2009

Here is a video released by Karl Denninger of Market Ticker in which he shows exasperation with CNBC’s pro-bullish bias. He notes that CNBC used comments by Nouriel Roubini to suggest the economy is rebounding faster. Denninger sees…

News

Links: 2009-07-17

Edward Harrison Jul 17, 2009

China market value overtakes Japan's | The Japan Times Online Can you say bubble? Video - NASA Releases Restored Moon Landing Video - WSJ.com The original tapes were copied over, so these are restorations of copies. "NASA…

Monetary System

Janet Tavakoli: C-Span Q&A

Edward Harrison Jul 16, 2009

Below is a very good hour-long interview I spied earlier today with Janet Tavakoli, the author of a new book ”Dear Mr. Buffett.” Hat tip Zero Hedge. I also linked out earlier today to a piece she wrote over at CNN on “What Wall Street…

Business

Best Buy and Wal-mart sued over typical Chinese knockoffs

Edward Harrison Jul 16, 2009

Back in the 1970s, a Japanese car would be laughed off the road in America as a cheap poor man’s vehicle. But thins changed. Remember the Datsun 240Z? That was a car that showed us the Japanese were for real. Datsun became Nissan and…

News

Noontime Reading

Edward Harrison Jul 16, 2009

I found a number of interesting articles this morning – a lot outside of finance and economics. So I am putting out another links post. Enjoy. I wasn’t impressed by China’s high reserve and GDP growth numbers A lot of interesting…

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