Brexit Brinkmanship and the Melbourne effect

Published: Sept. 7, 2020, 8:27 p.m.

Tuesday 8th September 2020A drop in the pound was the only significant market move today, driven by threats from Boris Johnson to walk away in mid-October if he doesn\u2019t get the Brexit deal he wants. Normally such remarks are taken as brinkmanship as negotiations near the finish line, but today there was a market reaction \u2013 perhaps because there\u2019s little else to go on. Data from Australia today will give a clear indication of the impact of the Melbourne lockdown on other states \u2013 the NAB Business Survey for August and the weekly payrolls numbers. NAB\u2019s Tapas Strickland also talks through a Bloomberg survey showing the expectation for further rate cuts and increased bond buying from the RBA.


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