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Chief economist update: Good or bad news is good Wall Street news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... following a 0.6% gain the previous month. With consumers back in the shops, business sentiment and activity are lifting. The NFIB business optimism index increased to a seven-month high reading of 104.0 in September. The ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... non-manufacturing index increased to 58.1 from 57.1 in June and 45.4 in May. Small businesses are faring better too. The NFIB Small Business Optimism index rose to a reading of 100.6 in June - the highest reading since February (before the coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... previous month; the ISM non-manufacturing employment index to 47 from 55.6 in February; and hiring plans contained in the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (which fell by 8.1 points to a reading of 96.4 in March - the largest monthly decline in the ...

Chief economist update: It's the US consumer, stupid me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... time, drive business investment higher. Already, Factset reports that the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) optimism index improved in January 2020 and is "in the top 10% of all reading in the 46-year history of the survey". Good or ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... of US President Donald Trump when he spoke at the 75th Anniversary of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) in Washington in June this year. And, you know, small businesses really are. The stats are rather dated, but according to the ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... the strong US dollar, what more the domestically-orientated service industry - one that's underscored by the jumped in the NFIB small business optimism index to its highest level in 12 years (105.8 in December). A fact - yes, not the "alternative" one ...

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... Michigan consumer sentiment index (up to 98.4 in December - the highest since November 2004 - from 93.8 in November) and the NFIB small business optimism index (105.8 in December - the highest since December 2004 - from 98.4 in November).

Trump makes small beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) business optimism index surged to its highest level since December 2004, jumping to a reading of 105.8 last month and continuing the optimism - the index gained 3.5 points to 98.4 in November ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... a record high A$631,000. Prices in NSW are the most expensive averaging A$822,000 and cheapest in Hobart at A$360,000. US NFIB small business optimism index Small businesses in America have given Trump the thumbs up. The National Federation of Independent ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... wholesale (down 10) and recreation & personal services (down 10) Retail (up 12) and transport (up 9) improved in October. US NFIB small business optimism Small businesses in America seemed unfazed by the uncertainty of the US presidential elections and ...
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