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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

Nationwide: U.K. house prices down 16.6%

Edward Harrison Jan 29, 2009

The monthly Nationwide Building Society survey is out for house prices in the U.K. The data show an annual fall that is the steepest on record at 16.6%. This means that house prices are now falling more rapidly than ever in the U.K. and…

Political Economy

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the World Economic Forum

Edward Harrison Jan 29, 2009

You heard the quotes (China slams U.S. profligacy). Here's the video. After some brief introductory remarks Chinese Premier Wen gets down to ripping into the United States. If you want to get right to his most quotable remarks, they begin…

News

Links: 2009-01-29

Edward Harrison Jan 29, 2009

Here it is, my daily smörgåsbord of links from around the web. As usual, these links spathe world of economics, finance and politics. But, I will also start inserting a few links on technology as well because I am a bit of a technophile.…

Business

Is Slumdog Millionaire ‘poverty porn?’

Edward Harrison Jan 29, 2009

You may have heard about the Rags-to-riches movie "Slumdog Millionaire" which recently won a Golden Globe for Best Picture. I saw the film and thought it was brilliant. Nevertheless, not everyone agrees with this sentiment, as the video…

Political Economy

Bill Gross: “Stop the decline in asset prices”

Edward Harrison Jan 29, 2009

Bill Gross, the founder of PIMCO and manager of the world's largest bond fund, has just released his most recent Economic Outlook. In it, he takes a tack regarding the fix to the present turmoil in the markets with which I disagree.…

Economy

U.S. jobless claims: slight uptick to 588,000

Edward Harrison Jan 29, 2009

Seasonal adjustments for jobless claims are wearing off, but the uptick in claims remains. U.S. Jobless claims for the week ended January 24th came in at 588,000, up slightly from the previous week. Meanwhile, continuing claims reached a…

Economy

Roubini and Shiller comments at Davos

Edward Harrison Jan 29, 2009

Bloomberg has a good interview from the World Economic Forum at Davos with Nouriel Roubini and Robert Shiller on the credit crisis and banking industry. The video is below. Enjoy.

Political Economy

China slams U.S. profligacy

Edward Harrison Jan 28, 2009

Smarting from Tim Geithner's comments about China manipulating, its currency, the Chinese have retaliated with a condemnation of U.S. economic policy in the harshest of terms. At the World Economic Forum, Chinese Premier Wen went on the…

News

Links: 2009-01-28 – blogger edition

Edward Harrison Jan 28, 2009

Here are some worthwhile contributions from the econblgger world I think you should definitely read.

Markets

Cramdowns and refis won’t need appraisals

Edward Harrison Jan 28, 2009

In November, the U.S. federal agencies which oversee the banking system proposed new guidelines for real estate appraisals. One would imagine that these guidelines would be in keeping with the new more stringent regulatory frame of mind…

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