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Purpose of pause to gather more data: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... another quarterly reading on inflation, additional monthly readings on the labour market, household spending and business conditions, and further information on developments in the global economy and financial markets," the minutes said. The RBA board ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... higher costs of investing. "But it's also consistent with high levels of capacity utilisation, reasonable business conditions and confidence, and some easing in supply chain pressures," he said. Oliver explained real business investment is expected to ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... of headwinds from inflation and rising interest rates, as well as a deteriorating global economic outlook." Business conditions also remained well above average, with trading conditions, profitability and employment all higher on a month-to-month basis. ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... latest improvement in domestic business and consumer sentiment. The latest NAB business survey showed that both business conditions and confidence rose sharply in October from November as the lockdowns in New South Wales and Victoria ended. Business ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... confidence dropped by 19 points to a reading of minus 8 points from plus 11 points in the previous month. Business conditions declined by 14 points to a reading of plus 11 - more than half the previous months score of plus 25 - with conditions falling ...

Economic recap: Week to July 16

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... conditions and confidence taking a hit. Business confidence nearly halved to +11 in June from +20 in May. Business conditions dropped to a reading of +24 in June from +36 in May, with trading, profitability and employment recording sharp declines. But ...

Adviser platform satisfaction slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... Rounding out the top five were BT Panorama (75%), CFS FirstChoice (73%), Macquarie Wrap (73%). "The challenging business conditions brought by the pandemic has undoubtedly put pressure on platforms to maintain high service levels to advisers and their ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... of decline -- from 5.5% in April and 5.3% in March 2020 when lockdowns started. Record or near-record high business conditions and confidence and above-average consumer confidence readings point that Australia's good fortune will continue rolling. ...

Chief economist update: It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... heck wouldn't Australians see the glass more than half-full? Not when the NAB business survey found that business conditions rose to a fresh record high reading of +37 in May, from what were then all-time highs of +32 in April and +24 in March. More ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... confidence and conditions to record highs. The National Australia Bank's (NAB) business survey showed business conditions jumped to a new all-time high reading of 32 in April, bettering what was then the record high score of 24 in the previous month. ...
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