Balyasny: Sept Rate Hike Unless Greece Blows Up Economic System

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Mark Melin
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In the U.S. economy wage growth, a key measure of real economic health, is showing signs of life, employment remains strong and “the elusive ‘bounce’ in data has emerged,” according to a Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) investor letter reviewed by ValueWalk.  Such may be music to U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s data dependent ear, as one of the world’s top noncorrelated hedge funds finally sees economic activity picking up in both the U.S. and Europe. The question is: what does this mean for U.S. interest rates? Balyasny: Rates will rise in September so long as there is no Greek…

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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.