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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... construction (-1.9% from -2.8%). Australia business confidence The latest NAB business survey shows that Australian business conditions and confidence improved in March. Business conditions increased to a reading of 12 in March - the highest level since ...

Retention key driver behind planner salary increases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... current and projected business targets. Only 28% stated they would consider increasing remuneration levels if business conditions improved beyond their current expectations. The 6% of employers who were looking to decrease employee remuneration stated ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... in February from 6.0% in the previous month - ad business confidence - up to 3.4 from 2.7 in January - and business conditions - up to 8.3 from 5.4. The March report - which contains current prices and volume estimates - should help provide a clearer ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... economist, Alan Oster, remarked following the release of the latest NAB business sentiment survey that showed business conditions significantly improved - up to plus 8 in February from plus 5 in the previous month - and business confidence remained resilient ...

Consumer (un)confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... "Consumers' short-term outlook grew more pessimistic, with consumers expressing greater apprehension about business conditions, their personal financial situation, and to a lesser degree, labor market prospects. Continued turmoil in the financial markets ...

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... final word to the NFIB. "The decline in optimism was accounted for by two important Index components, expected business conditions in six months and expected real sales. These expectations are important determinants of decisions to hire, to expand business ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... economy strengthened during 2015 even as the contraction in spending in mining investment continued. Surveys of business conditions moved to above average levels, employment growth picked up and the unemployment rate declined in the second half of the ...

Local shares lacklustre in 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) monitoring the level of home loan lending, as well as business conditions not expected to improve markedly, means we are unlikely to see a lot of growth coming through in bank shares. "This potentially ...

Findex announces major business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... needs and expectations of clients naturally requires extended resources delivered under increasingly complex business conditions. As such, clients are seeking more and more specialised services under one roof." As part of this change, all Findex business ...

Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... survey shows confidence recovering to a plus 5 reading in September from plus 1 in the previous month. Also, business conditions remained at elevated levels with a reading of plus 9 in September, unchanged from August. Consumer confidence has also recovered. ...