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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

What real comprehensive healthcare reform looks like

Edward Harrison Aug 19, 2009

Yesterday I wrote a healthcare polemic which was mostly designed to discuss the politics of healthcare for the President. The essence of my argument was that Barack Obama has not shown enough willingness to fight for specific policies he…

News

News from around the web: 2009-08-18

Edward Harrison Aug 18, 2009

I have a lot more to add but I have a horrendous Internet connection where I now am. So I will provide more tomorrow. Sorry for the delay in answering emails and comments. “Just because the conventional economists are drinking the…

Political Economy

China cuts holding of U.S. Treasury securities

Edward Harrison Aug 18, 2009

The conventional wisdom is that the US is beholden to foreign agents as they hold much of the US government debt. In this view, if these agents sell their securities, interest rates in America should increase as demand for US public debt…

Economy

Black: The Great American Bank Robbery

Edward Harrison Aug 18, 2009

In the video below, William Black, a well-known Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and former top regulator at of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board during the S&L crisis, holds court.…

Economy

Obama: knowing when to be an asshole

Edward Harrison Aug 18, 2009

Barack Obama’s health insurance reform initiative is clearly foundering. So, his administration has pulled out the big guns. Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius on the Sunday morning talk shows. Obama himself had a prime time press…

News

News from around the web: 2009-08-17

Edward Harrison Aug 17, 2009

Cockroaches future-proofed against climate change - New Scientist The G1 Burned Out Long Before The Android Ever Did I just bought a G1 literally two days ago. So far so good, but... I passed up a chance for the G2 because it has no…

Economy

Discerning a real from a fake, technical, statistical, or partial recovery

Edward Harrison Aug 17, 2009

Right now many economists believe the US economy is poised for recovery. Even I believe the economy will recover by year’s end. But for the man in the street, things hardly look like a recovery right now. Harried by falling house…

Economy

Why is Swedbank doing a second rights issue?

Edward Harrison Aug 17, 2009

Today, Swedbank, a Swedish bank with huge Baltic loan loss exposure, surprised investors with a second rights issue in less than a year. In going to investors for more money, the company said its doing so in a fully underwritten deal…

Markets

Major selloff coming?

Edward Harrison Aug 17, 2009

Stock markets are seriously overbought right now. But, the rally in shares has been bolstered by better than expected economic data and earnings reports. I first pointed to a rally in shares in March, but I didn’t get fully onboard until…

News

News from around the web: 2009-08-16

Edward Harrison Aug 16, 2009

Clive Crook - Obama took wrong turn on health Housing affordability at the highest level since 1996 - Telegraph This article uses the term 'undervalued.' You have to sceptical about that kind of terminology given how expensive housing…

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