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Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... points to +26); employment (up 7 points to +16). "The strength in conditions is evident across all states and industries" (NAB). Business confidence slipped by 3 points to a reading of +15 in March from the previous month but remains at elevated levels ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... economy. The recovery will receive extra impetus if the latest confidence surveys are anything to go by. The NAB business survey showed that it's no worries for businesses (despite the government withdrawing its JobKeeker programme at the end of ...

Chief economist update: Confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... forward. How good is that? Well, it's so good that Australian business confidence remain on the up and up. The NAB business confidence index rose to an 11-month high of +16 in February, "with all states and industries reporting gains, except for ...

Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... spending consumers. This makes it hardly surprising that Australian businesses have also become more confident. The NAB business confidence index jumped by five percentage points to a reading of +10 in January - above its long-run average of +6 and despite ...

Chief economist update: Confidence unlocks Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... reading in more than a decade (117 in October 2010 based on FactSet data). Business confidence is also on the rise. The NAB business confidence index jumped nine percentage points to a reading of +12 in November - double its long-run average of +6 and ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... see what I see?" The letter V is going viral in Australia (pardon the pun). It was most recently seen in the NAB Business Survey for October, underscored by the sharp rebound in business confidence and business conditions. Australian business confidence ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... from 37.9 in the previous month, aided by the Morrison government's "Homebuilder" programme. The latest NAB business survey showed that Australian business confidence improved but remains where the net balance of responses show pessimists continue ...

Chief economist update: Australian pessimism eases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... Hemisphere spring season, latest surveys showed both business and consumer confidence in Australia springing back up. The NAB business confidence index improved to a reading of -8 points in August from -14 in the previous month. The August figure is ...

Chief economist update: Forecasting is futile

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Be afraid... The National Australia Bank's (NAB) business confidence index dropped to a reading of -14 in July from zero in the previous month. "Confidence fell in all industries led by mining which saw a sharp decline. With the exception of retail ...

Chief economist update: Flattening the rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... activity has had their desired effect - rebounding business conditions and confidence - and the feared one -- a second wave. The NAB monthly business survey showed that business conditions surged by 17 points in June to -7 index points - the second month ...