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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

Canada’s soft lumber and dairy are easy targets for Trump’s ‘America First’…

Edward Harrison Apr 25, 2017

Donald Trump is a very media-centric public figure. And because the chatter in DC now is of Trump as a legislative failure during his first hundred days in office, Trump needs a win - and Canada is an easy target. Here’s why.

Political Economy

Why Macron is a risky bet for France and for Europe

Edward Harrison Apr 24, 2017

About two months ago I wrote about Emmanuel Macron as a risk, rather than a saviour. Today, following his 1st round presidential victory in France, I feel even more that he represents a risk that is unappreciated. Here’s why.

Economy

Why the March 2017 jobs report won’t change the Fed’s strategy

Edward Harrison Apr 7, 2017

The 98,000 jobs added to payrolls in the US in March were well below the consensus estimate of 178,000, especially when you consider downward revisions to January and February totalled 38,000. I don’t believe this matters for the Fed…

Economy

Jobless claims and ADP data positive ahead of jobs report

Edward Harrison Apr 7, 2017

The consensus for the March jobs report is for an addition of 178,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.7%. Other data show the risk is to the upside here.

Technology

Water desalination as the cure for shortages

Edward Harrison Apr 6, 2017

A couple of days ago, a study released by Nature Nanotechnology said a new graphene filter could be a major step forward in removing salt from seawater and making it safe for drinking

Markets

Why the Fed minutes show the FOMC moving toward Bullard and balance sheet shrinkage

Edward Harrison Apr 6, 2017

What about running down the balance sheet — reverse QE if you will? I think this is where the Fed minutes offered some new thinking.

Economy

Why the Fed was talking to big money investors, leading to a major leak

Edward Harrison Apr 5, 2017

I think I have the answer to at least one question: why was the Fed talking to big money investors in the first place. My thoughts follow below.

Technology

Water and mergers and acquisitions

Edward Harrison Apr 4, 2017

This is a follow-up on my entry water post from yesterday. The thesis here is that mergers will be a big part of the landscape as companies seek economies of scale and scope or vertically integrate to deliver water to their customers. But…

Political Economy

Some thoughts on water and climate change

Edward Harrison Apr 3, 2017

If water becomes a contentious issue, it will have geopolitical and military implications. And we would need to solve the water issue to prevent those implications from leading to nationalism and military confrontation.

Economy

The latest poor numbers coming out of the auto sector

Edward Harrison Apr 3, 2017

US auto sales have been down persistently on a year-over-year basis during the past several months. March was no different, according to figures released today.

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