Monday October 9th 2017

When President Trump talks of the calm before the storm we can assume he’s not speaking meteorologically. Phil Dobbie asks NAB’s Ray Attrill what the return of Trump’s rhetoric against North Korea mean for the markets this week. They also look at the impact of the recent storms on Friday’s non-farm payrolls report, and look at some of the things we might learn this week. Like the composition of the New Zealand government and perhaps the new chair of the US federal Reserve. Plus the potential for more unrest in Spain and in the UK cabinet. And China returns from a week’s holiday with fresh Caixin PMI Services data. Will it differ from the official figures?