Tuesday 25th August 2020US equities reached new highs again, with big gains also in Europe. NAB’s Rodrigo Catril says investors are back to reacting to the vaccine hopes, with President Trump announcing he will fast track roll-outs in the US – faster than a ‘traditional’ administration. Meanwhile, NZ’s retail numbers yesterday fell significantly during Q2 as expected – so will they pay the price for a protracted lockdown? And will German IFO numbers today confirm that the European economy is recovering at a slower rate than the US? Plus, Australia’s payroll data today will show the early impacts of the Victorian lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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