Monday 29th May, 2017

President Trump’s charm offensive doesn’t seem to have worked on Angela Merkel who has said Europe can no longer "completely depend" on the US and UK, after the Trump and Brexit votes. As Phi Dobbie discusses with NAB’s Rodrigo Catril, it indicates an even harder line from the EU, whose economy seems to be doing better than either of the Chancellor’s new sparring partners. Politics could again drive the markets this week, with the Russia investigation continuing in the US, Jacob Zuma hanging on to the ANC Presidency (for now) and Theresa May losing ground in the UK polls.