{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/631a89913c2be9001415dc41/6a836beb6e5b5bfda6989b20?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gloomy Monday","description":"<p><strong>Tuesday 18th August 2026</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nab.com.au/content/dam/nabrwd/documents/notice/corporate/nab-research-disclaimer.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NAB Markets Research Disclaimer</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.nab.com.au/financial-services-guide?S_KWCID=SEACT\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Services Guide | Information on our services -</a> <a href=\"https://www.nab.com.au/financial-services-guide?S_KWCID=SEACT\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NAB</a></p><p><br></p><p>It wasn’t a positive start to the week. Equities are lower, bond yields higher, reaching multi -decade highs at the long end in many places, with more evidence that the Iran situation is going to drag on. Activity data from China didn’t help. But it’s not all gloom. NAB’s Sally Auld joins Phil to talk through the latest data from the US, China, Japan and Canada, and to look ahead to today’s UK jobs and wages data.</p>","author_name":"Phil Dobbie"}