Syria blows over, strong earnings, new Fed vice chair, struggles for Brexit and Abe, Cohen in court by NAB - The Morning Call published on 2018-04-16T20:25:29Z Tuesday April 17th 2018 The influence of the weekend’s tensions in Syria seem like a distant memory this morning, as the markets focus on corporate earnings. But, as Phil Dobbie discusses with NAB’s Rodrigo Catril, politics is never far away. President Trump’s attorney was in court today, Shinzo Abe is tipped to resign by June and Theresa May is facing a challenge in her Brexit Withdrawal Bill. There’s also word on the next Vice Chair of the US Federal Reserve. We also discuss US retail sales, and the data to look out for over the next 24 hours. Genre Business