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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: 2009-05-02

Edward Harrison
Berkshire’s Munger Favors ‘100% Ban’ on Credit Swaps - Bloomberg.com Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Vice Chairman Charles Munger said he supports an outright ban of credit- default swaps to prevent speculators from profiting on the failure of…
Economy

Citizens Community Bank goes under

Edward Harrison
This is number 31 by the FDIC this year. "The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund will be $18.1 million." (See link for further details): North Jersey Community Bank, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Assumes All of the…
Markets

U.S. Inflation: Where and When?

Edward Harrison
I wrote a note regarding the Q1 2009 GDP report which mentioned that the price deflator showed a large pick up in actual inflation. While I don't think we are off to the races immediately, I do see inflation as a medium-term threat and this…

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