Thursday 18th October 2018

The FOMC minutes this morning provided little in the way of surprises. But the Fed has been facing criticism from the US President. Phil Dobbie asks NAB’s David de Garis whether that could influence their seemingly independent policy plans. Meanwhile, Theresa May is standing in front of her peers in Europe with little more to say on Brexit, but it was the UK’s CPI numbers that hit the pound overnight. And, despite increasing tensions over the missing Saudi journalist, oil fell sharply today – there are more than enough supplies for now.