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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.

Political Economy

Christina Romer: The Economic Case for Health Care Reform

Edward Harrison Jun 16, 2009

The video below comes via FORA.tv (FORA stands for Feed Your Inner Genius). It is of Christina Romer making the case for Obama’s health care plan at the Commonwealth Club. This video runs over one hour, and so, should give you a fairly…

Economy

California: Obama says no to aid

Edward Harrison Jun 16, 2009

The Washington Post is reporting that the Obama administration has rejected initial pleas from the State of California for U.S. Government aid. However, the post report reveals that Tim Geithner told California it must make get its fiscal…

Political Economy

Means of deficit reduction: Medicare and Social Security

Edward Harrison Jun 16, 2009

Yesterday, I argued that the United States faced a policy dilemma in avoiding debt deflationary forces while maintaining fiscal prudence. The reality is that President Obama faces political constraints in Washington right now regarding…

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Edward Harrison Jun 16, 2009

Moody's bank downgrades, pain in Spain edition - FT Alphaville 25 banks get downgrades. Santander gets negative watch. Lincoln National to Take Federal Bailout Funds - DealBook Is this getting any press? They are not a…

Monetary System

A conversation with Richard Posner on Charlie Rose

Edward Harrison Jun 15, 2009

Posner is touting his new book "A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression." This video with Charlie Rose runs just under 25 minutes.

Business

Six Flags: setting the record straight on bankruptcy

Edward Harrison Jun 15, 2009

You probably saw the mention of Six Flags’ bankruptcy in the links over the weekend (here’s the original article). It is a shame that the company has gone bankrupt. However, I was contacted via e-mail by a Six Flags spokesperson…

Economy

The Great Depression II meme

Edward Harrison Jun 15, 2009

Last night I wrote an article reminding you that downside risk remains in the global economy. While I have been singing a more bullish tuneregarding the prospect of a technical recovery in 2009, I am concerned about a double dip as a…

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Edward Harrison Jun 15, 2009

The crucifixion of Latvia - Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph"Contrary to revisionist talk, Argentina was not a basket case. Its imbalances were no worse than those of the Baltics, Balkans, Spain, or Greece, and arguably better. It ran…

Economy

Is 2009 tracking a 1930 Great Depression scenario?

Edward Harrison Jun 14, 2009

With more and more major economists predicting recovery sometime later this year, many have forgotten that downside risks remain. Berner, Roubini, Volcker, Krugman and Bernanke have all come out essentially saying they would not be…

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Edward Harrison Jun 14, 2009

Geithner's Plan on Pay Falls Short - Yves SmithGeithner is not going to interfere in private companies' ability to make executive contracts. What is the likely outcome for pay then? How can pay be reformed? What is Different this Time?…

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