The US President has been on Twitter in the last few hours threatening to lift tariffs on China by the end of the week, saying trade negotiation are moving too slowly. Phil Dobbie asks NAB’s Rodrigo Catril whether the markets should take him seriously this time? Plus, what can we expect for the pound, which rose on the disastrous results for the Conservatives in the UK local elections. The expectation is a Brexit deal will be struck sooner, but could it backfire? Plus, non-farm payrolls painted a familiar picture on Friday, with more jobs but lower wage growth. Is this fuelling an overheated equities market?
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One day when fears eased, for a bit
Hopes of lockdown easing in China supported positive sentiment on Friday, but on today’s podcast NAB’s Tapas Strickland suggests one reason why that sentiment might shift today.
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Is energy efficiency a race to the top?
If energy is the key driver of an economy, won’t energy rich nations always be the most productive? Why is that not the case?
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Realising the benefits of e-health
Providing a high speed broadband network is perhaps the easiest part of delivering an efficient e-health system for Australia.
