Friday 1st September 2017

No upward momentum in US inflation hit the US dollar overnight, although, as NAB’s Tapas Strickland explains to Phil Dobbie, the fall had as much to do with the rise in the Canadian dollar after a positive GDP reading. They also discuss China’s manufacturing PMIs, the ongoing aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey, and how the ECB might be running scared on easing off their QE too quickly. Plus, Brexit goes nowhere, and what to expect from tonight’s non-farm payrolls in the US. It’s day one of a busy September.