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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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News Round-Up: 23 Jul 2008

Edward Harrison
While I don't agree with all the opinions expressed in the articles below, they are all still very good reads. Today, there is a lot more on politics. Warning: some articles may be controversial. Politics Why Jesse Jackson…
Daily

Oil to sink to $100

Edward Harrison
Oil at $100? That's certainly my call and I'll stick to it. So far my call of oil peaking at $150 is holding.( We'll see for how long). On July 9th, after oil's first pullback to $138 I said:Yesterday, oil fell the most in one day since…
Economy

Too big to fail?

Edward Harrison
Recently, the SEC restricted short selling on a list of 19 stocks because of turmoil following the Fannie-Freddie worries last week. In effect, the SEC was signaling that these institutions are too big to fail because a number of these…
Economy

Regional banks are suffering

Edward Harrison
In the aftermath of the Meltdown of the GSEs and the heavy-handed regulatory solution used to stem the tide, regional banks are in focus for investors as they stand to the take the brunt of short-selling. Financial services bears know full…
Economy

Writedown News: 22 Jul 2008

Edward Harrison
Below are the latest writedown stories from the web. For the full timeline of news, visit my credit crisis timeline.Also see my list of Bankrupt Global Financial Institutions.2008 07 15 Regional Banks Take It on the Chin As Fallout…
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News Round-Up: 22 Jul 2008

Edward Harrison
Earnings Wachovia Has Record $8.9 Billion Loss, Cuts Dividend – Bloomberg KeyCorp Posts First Loss Since 2001 After Tax Case – Bloomberg Fifth Third Reports $202 Million Loss on Higher Loan Defaults – Bloomberg…
Economy

Asian inflation in the pipeline

Edward Harrison
In the US, the question has to be centered around consumer inflation expectations and what impact this will have on core inflation going forward. In Asia, the question is what impact will rising inflation have on interest rates and goods…

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