Tom and Ryan look at yesterdays budget where Australia announced a surplus in the fastest improvement since World War II. Markets are pensive on Wall Street ahead of inflation figures due out tonight. Meanwhile the U.S debt ceiling deadlock threatens to push the country into an unprecedented default. The team also look at this mornings commodity prices and the AUD.

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