Dear Readers,
In honor of Memorial Day and the Bank Holiday in the UK, I have given my blog a bit of a makeover.

The look and feel is quite different. Hopefully, you find it easier on the eyes and better for navigation.
The title has changed from “Ed’s Forum” to “Credit Writedowns: Ed’s Forum” to reflect the [...]

2008 06 – Next Phase of the Credit Crisis to Hit Credit Default Swaps $62 Trillion Market
2008 06 – Frank-Dodd Rescue Prolongs Housing Crisis by Deferring Defaults
2008 06 – Federal Reserve and ECB are in no mood to save us from the consequences of our debt
2008 05 – Immoral Hazard
2008 05 – Government Numbers cover [...]

Credit Writedowns (www.creditwritedowns.com) is a news and opinion site dedicated to bringing a well-informed view of finance, economics, markets and all relevant global events into the global mainstream consciousness.
The site started in March 2008 and has become one of the highest-ranked economics and finance blogs on the net (now in the top 25 by traffic). [...]

Edward
I am a former European credit markets and M&A guy who started out as a diplomat. — so I have some pretty diverse interests.
The official line is that I am a banking and finance specialist at the economic consultancy Global Macro Advisors focusing on global economics and corporate strategy. Previously, I held positions at [...]