With interest rates at a record low of 1.5%, the Reserve Bank of Australia is having to balance rising housing prices while stemming growing unemployment. Ben also provides an outlook on what could be a testing 48 hours for US President Donald Trump, as he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping while attempting to overhaul Obamacare and swear in his Supreme Court nominee.

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