SocGen's Edwards: 'Fragile' US economy will be exposed when Trump's 'sugar rush' tax reform wears off next year

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Tom Eckett
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Société Générale's bearish strategist Albert Edwards has warned the US economy is set for an "unpleasant" turn once US President Donald Trump's stimulus package wears off in 2019.

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