The Economic View: A way for wages

On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson run through the latest US inflation figures, discuss the impact of Trump's trade war on global markets, preview this weekend's federal election, and answer questions on housing, superannuation, ETFs and much more.

Alan Kohler speaks with Shane Oliver, Chief Economist and Head of Investment Strategy at AMP, to discuss what this week's inflation numbers mean for interest rates, and Sean Kelly, a regular columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, to preview what's likely to happen at the polling booths this weekend.

Evan Lucas takes a close look at the latest inflation numbers and their impact on interest rates and the RBA.

In this week's column, Stephen Mayne reflects on the upcoming federal election, looks at the takeover deluge as the ASX continues to thin out, casts his eye over James Hardie, goes around the grounds of recent AGMs, and much more.