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'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... many employment contracts. As I ranted yesterday, this could be one of the reasons behind the jump in the NAB business conditions index to record-breaking highs and why businesses are singing, "Now I've had the time of my life, No I never felt like this ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Say what? "Business conditions hit an all new high in October, although leading indicators suggest the possibility of some pull-back in coming months. The business conditions index jumped by an impressive 7 points in October, to +21 index points, which ...

Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
The latest National Australia Bank Business (NAB) Survey shows while business conditions remain robust - rising from a reading of 14 in July to 15 in August (the highest level since January 2008) - confidence among businesses deteriorated significantly ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... suggesting improved confidence among US homebuilders. To roundup the good news night, The Empire State general business conditions index surged to a reading of 25.2 in August - the best reading since September 2014 - from 9.8 in the previous month and ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey. Yet only a day before, the NAB business survey showed that business conditions in July were at their best levels since before the GFC (January 2008). But consumer moods are also tracking 2008 records...on ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... it expects "to pick up gradually as the economy strengthens." NAB's latest business survey shows Australian business conditions continued to improve strongly, up to a reading of 15 in July from 14 in the previous month. This is the highest level since ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... picked up sharply jumping one third from 3.1% to 4.4%. This is consistent with the improvement in the NAB business conditions and business confidence survey for June. Even though housing remains the bigger credit component with 62% of total credit as ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... concur that it's nothing but a pleasant surprise. How could one not be? The latest NAB survey showed that business conditions surged from +11 in May to a reading of +15 in June. This is the highest reading since January 2008 (pre-GFC) boosted by increased ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... Australia's economic growth (to 1.7% from 2.4% in the December quarter) was anything but transitory. Although the business conditions index dipped by one point to a reading of +12 in May from +13 in the previous month, it remains well above its long-run ...

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... yesterday, we received more indications that Australia is travelling on course. The NAB business survey showed both business conditions and confidence improved in April. Business conditions rose to a nine-year high reading of +14 (from +12 in March) ...