US stocks rose sharply in the overnight session following the release of US retail numbers, which showed a bounce back in January. As Phil Dobbie discusses with NAB’s Rodrigo Catril, the markets chose to ignore that there was also a sizeable downward revision to December’s numbers. The pound showed strong growth on news that Theresa May was popping over to Strasbourg for last minute talks, ahead of the vote on her deal tonight. But, before you get too carried away, hear what the Bank of England’s Jonathan Haskel had to say about the next two years. Plus, the NAB Business Survey is out today – will it provide further recovery after December’s big fall in business conditions?
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Radio in a podcast age
Jonny Gould and radio programmer Liam Thompson on how radio networks can respond to the podcasting challenge.
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China Car tariffs reversed and a government shutdown – mixed news from the US
Markets pulled both ways on conflicting news from the US – NAB’s Rodrigo Catril talks to me about the lowering of car tariffs and the threat of a government shutdown.
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Delta’s day off
A swift turnaround in market sentiment on Friday. NAB’s Ray Attrill provides some of the reasons.
