Tuesday April 17th 2018

The influence of the weekend’s tensions in Syria seem like a distant memory this morning, as the markets focus on corporate earnings. But, as Phil Dobbie discusses with NAB’s Rodrigo Catril, politics is never far away. President Trump’s attorney was in court today, Shinzo Abe is tipped to resign by June and Theresa May is facing a challenge in her Brexit Withdrawal Bill. There’s also word on the next Vice Chair of the US Federal Reserve. We also discuss US retail sales, and the data to look out for over the next 24 hours.