SocGen's Edwards: Central bank independence next casualty of political turmoil

Permabear Edwards said central bankers would be "sacrificed at the altar" as political turmoil continues to shows no sign of waning. He said: "There is no recognition at all by central bankers that it may well be their own easy money and zero interest rate policies that are actually causing the stagnation in growth while at the same time wealth inequality surges to intolerable heights. "Yellen et al will inevitably be sacrificed at the altar of political expediency as citizen rage explodes." Despite the "establishment" breathing a sigh of relief after the far right failed to win th...