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Central Bankers Too Late On Rate Hike: Soc Gen's Albert Edwards

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Central bankers are increasingly sensitive to “the slightest excuse for their continued inaction,” a strategy note from Societe Generale’s perm-bear Albert Edwards said today, as the outspoken bank analyst says that as the U.S. Fed has finally gained courage, it might be too late.

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Soc Gen’s Edwards: Fed is already too late

As U.K. central bank governor Mark Carney “exceeded all dovish expectations recently in his latest rate flip-floppery,” it is the Fed finding courage to raise rates in December upon which U.S. markets are focused. But it is too late, Edwards...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.