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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... inconsistent with the improvement in the unemployment rate - to 5.8% 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... pessimism among Brazilian companies suggests the outlook for the country's labour market remains dim. While business confidence improved for a third consecutive month to 37.4 in March from 37.1 in February and 36.5 in January, it remains far below the ...

Martin Currie cautious on dividend growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... industrials it's flat, and for banks it is probably marginally up. "I think probably the biggest risk is bullish business confidence and companies start investing in a lot of capital expenditure again, because right now in this low growth environment ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... business conditions significantly improved - up to plus 8 in February from plus 5 in the previous month - and business confidence remained resilient at plus 3 last month, "Another above-average outcome for business conditions is a great result in the ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... volatility, slowing global growth, the immigration wave and Brexit talks could undermine investor, consumer and business confidence, slowing growth and in turn, price pressures. The BOE may have to write more letters to the Chancellor this year.

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... tools and shut down our links to the world wide web - the National Australia Bank's (NAB) latest survey of business confidence and conditions reveal the resilient mood among domestic firms. Business confidence declined to a reading of plus 3 in December ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... activity decreased". and on... This is consistent with the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan survey that showed business confidence deteriorated in the third quarter with the headline index (big manufacturers) falling back to a reading of 12 in the September ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... many, many times before when some "spooky" headline reverses the up into a down - Australian consumer and business confidence are due out today (take note). This, or traders just decide to sell on the upswing. Nah, I'm not turning into the clawed, furry ...

CFOs more optimistic in second quarter

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... about the federal budget, China and Australia's search for new growth is influencing more positive levels of business confidence. This is one of main findings from Deloitte's second quarter chief financial officer (CFO) survey published today. About ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... labour market is consistent with the lead from the ANZ job ads survey and the recent sharp improvement in business confidence. "Vicious circle," my aching behind.