Friday 17th August 2018

Markets turned on their head a little today, as the possibility emerges of trade talks between the US and China before the end of the month. Phil Dobbie asks NAB’s Rodrigo Catril whether this glimmer of hope is enough to halt the rise of the US dollar for a while at least. They also look at what went wrong with Australia’s employment numbers – something Philip Lowe may well be asked to comment on when he appears before a House of Reps standing committee today – and what to expect from European and Canadian CPI figures today.