Monday 4th February 2019

On the face of it, the US is enjoying a Goldilocks economy right now: there’s growth, employment is strong, earnings are strong, inflation is low. Phil Dobbie asks NAB’s Ray Attrill whether you can really expect those conditions to continue when the rest of the world is struggling to keep up, with further evidence of weakening growth in China? They also look at the week ahead for Australia, with an RBA meeting tomorrow and housing data today.