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Edward Harrison

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Edward Harrison is the founder of Credit Writedowns and a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty five years of business experience. He has also been a regular economic and financial ...more
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Gallup: Half Of Small-Business Owners Give Trump Administration High Marks
Friday, January 26, 2018 8:22 AM EDT
Gallup has done a deeper dive into the data in its latest poll, which I highlighted last night. The numbers show small businesses content with the state of the economy, giving the Trump Administration high marks in this area.
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US Small Business Optimism At Decade Highs As We Await GDP Report
Friday, January 26, 2018 4:17 AM EDT
Right now the New York Fed Staff Nowcast has Q1 2018 at 3.1%. As with the Q4 reading, the Q1 2018 number will replace a weak number — 1.2% annualized growth in Q1 2017, likely bringing trend growth all the way back to 3%.
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Ray Dalio: We Are Already In A Bond Bear Market Right Now
Thursday, January 25, 2018 4:14 AM EDT
I am not convinced we are going to see a bond bear market, at least one that is long-lasting. And that’s because a bond bear market will necessarily negatively impact credit growth, precipitating a recession.
In this article: TYX
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Gary Shilling Is Betting Against Dalio, Gross And Gundlach
Thursday, January 25, 2018 3:14 AM EDT
Unlike Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio and And Janus Henderson’s Bill Gross, Shilling doesn’t think bond yields have put in a secular low. Bond Guru Jeff Gundlach is also bond bearish
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Looking For The Next Amazon In The Technology Industry
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 7:40 PM EDT
Not every company is the next Amazon. A lot of the telecom companies went bust. And even Amazon faced a trial by fire and fears of a liquidity squeeze.
In this article: AMZN Also: NFLX, TSLA
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Ray Dalio: First Comes The Boom, Then Comes The Bust
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 9:45 PM EDT
Ray Dalio view is that we are late in the economic cycle and should expect very good things from asset markets. But he also believes central banks will have a tricky time dealing with the consequences.
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Jobless Claims Data Show No Disruption Yet; Apple Touts Investment In Jobs
Thursday, January 18, 2018 10:27 AM EDT
Initial claims for unemployment insurance of 220,000 in the week ending January 13 underscore the strength of the US job market. With the 4-week moving average decreasing to 244,500, there is no sign on the horizon of disruption to jobs.
In this article: AAPL
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The Tax Cut Benefits For Corporations Are Now More Clear
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 10:47 AM EDT
While banks will take a hit to earnings now due to the need for writedowns to their deferred tax assets resulting from previous losses, over the long-term, the cut in effective tax rates for banks will be one of the largest.
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Some Thoughts On This Global Economic Recovery Amidst Longer-Term Economic Uncertainty
Monday, January 15, 2018 11:10 PM EDT
As the economy turns up and private debt levels increase again, no mechanisms are being put into place to bolster safeguards against economic and personal hardship when the economy turns down.
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Bailout Bank Monte Dei Paschi Sub Deal Three Times Over-Subscribed As Euro Hits 3-Year High
Friday, January 12, 2018 7:54 AM EDT
Monte dei Paschi’s debt offering symbolizes the euphoria because it is a subordinated debt deal, meaning investors will not have first-right claims on the bank’s assets if anything goes wrong. Yet this deal was three times oversubscribed.
In this article: FXE
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Some Thoughts On The Walmart Minimum Pay Increase
Thursday, January 11, 2018 3:53 PM EDT
The Walmart announcement could have a galvanizing effect on wage growth more generally. And that will lift the economy through additional consumer spending.
In this article: WMT
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Bill Gross: The Bond Bear Actually Began 18 Months Ago, After The Brexit Vote
Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:01 PM EDT
Once the Deutsche Bank bankruptcy crisis ended in September 2016, the direction of yields turned up. A year and a half later, Gross thinks it’s time to call time on the bond bull market.
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Proof That Bonds Are Moving More Because Of The Fed Than China
Thursday, January 11, 2018 9:49 AM EDT
The Fed is telling us its intent is to stick to its projected three rate hikes in 2018. The economic data has been good enough to support the Fed’s policy guidance.
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It’s The Booming Economy Driving Bond Prices Down, Not Chinese Selling
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:45 PM EDT
If yields were rising because the Chinese were selling or about to sell Treasuries — and that actually affected bond yields — it would be the 2- to 3-year space that was getting savaged.
In this article: SHY
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On China, Japan And The Eurozone’s Determining US Interest Rates
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:05 PM EDT
I believe Treasury rates are determined by fundamentals — expected inflation, the predicted path of short-term real rates as dictated by the Fed, and a term premium.
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Gundlach Vs Gross: Here’s How A Bond Bear Market Starts
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 10:42 AM EDT
For the past two years, the central banks have bought all the new government bonds issued by the G10. This year, they will buy around 40%. The private sector will make up the financing gap.
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