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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.

The site is back up

Edward Harrison Feb 13, 2009

Our site was down for the entire day from 9am - 9pm EST. I had a lot of ideas and a particular tip to write about, but the day has been a complete bust. We apologizie for the inconvenience. If anyone has good advice on a reliable…

Economy

Paul Krugman on the global economy

Edward Harrison Feb 13, 2009

Below is a clip from the World Affairs Council meeting in Oregon with Paul Krugman as keynote speaker. The clip runs 1 hour and 34 minutes. However, Krugman's piece, which is the centerpiece starts at about 13 minutes. And runs through…

News

Links: 2009-02-12 – the blogger edition

Edward Harrison Feb 12, 2009

A Glance At The Upcoming Eastern European Cataclysm - Zero Hedge Jim Rogers on Wall Street Maseratis - Tim Iacono Rio's Chinese takeaway - smh.com.au Rescue plan for Ireland's banks - BBC News Put Call Ratio Suggests a Market…

Political Economy

The Obama-Geithner Plan will fail

Edward Harrison Feb 12, 2009

The title of this post is fairly provocative and categorical. This is by design. For I see Obama's banking plan as more of the same -- not 'change we can believe in.' And we all need to be clear about the need for Obama and his team to…

Economy

Average U.S. jobless claims top 600,000

Edward Harrison Feb 12, 2009

Jobless claims for the week ended February 7th came in at 623,000, pushing the 4-week average above 600,000 for the first time since 1982. This is a clear indication that the U.S. jobs picture remains weak. Further evidence of this…

Economy

World Economic Forum: Experts voice their views on the economy

Edward Harrison Feb 12, 2009

Below is a good video clip from the recent World Economic Forum in Davos. The speakers are addressing the issue of how they see the global economic outlook going forward. The moderator who begins the discussion is Martin Wolf of the…

Political Economy

More footage from the House Banking Committee

Edward Harrison Feb 12, 2009

Here, Maxine Waters, a U.S. Congresswoman from Los Angeles gets hot under the collar about the banking industry given its predatory lending (credit cards and housing) in her constituency. You may remember she was very skeptical about the…

Economy

Banking Committee: Videos of CEOs’ opening statements

Edward Harrison Feb 11, 2009

We heard testimony before the House Banking Committee in Washington today. The CEOs of eight large financial institutions are being raked over the coals by Congress. It was a scene which reminded me of the Pecora Hearings during the Great…

Political Economy

Did Tim Geithner blow it?

Edward Harrison Feb 11, 2009

Politico asked a bunch of pundits from across the political spectrum to size up U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's performance in explaining his plan for rescuing the U.S. banking system. They were asked, "Did Tim Geithner blow it? What…

Markets

Mea Culpa: The Fed is not going to buy treasuries

Edward Harrison Feb 11, 2009

Judging from recent events, the bond vigilantes are right to suspect that Ben Bernanke is all talk and no action when it comes to keeping long-term rates low. If you recall, I had actually believed the Fed would support bonds because it…

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