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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. ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... high recorded in July 2020 and the sixth straight monthly decline in the jobless rate. Moreover, Australian 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 ...

Chief economist: What JobKeeper cliff?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... to know to take meaningful action in the present." (Paul Saffo) Australia's economic recovery has sent business conditions 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 - ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
"March quarter 2021's moderate growth was influenced by regularly scheduled increases. Improved business conditions saw employers revisit wage reviews postponed during the height of the pandemic." This was how Michelle Marquardt, head of price statistics ...

Chief economist update: Confidently sustaining the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... Business Survey. But the bank's group chief economist, Alan Oster, had first dibs. Survey says... Australian 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 ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... domestic labour market but it would be slight given the elevated levels of business confidence and conditions. Business conditions in Australia jumped from a reading of +17 in February to +25 in March. This is the highest reading on record boosted by ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... government withdrawing its JobKeeker programme at the end of March - the survey was conducted from 19-31 March). Business conditions in Australia jumped from a reading of +17 in February to +25 in March. This is the highest reading on record boosted ...

Chief economist update: Confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... states and industries reporting gains, except for retail" (NAB survey). In addition, the latest survey showed business conditions increased to a reading of +15 from +9 in January, "with trading, profitability and employment conditions all marking solid ...