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Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... conditions but waning confidence. This is the message from the latest NAB Business Survey report. The NAB's business conditions index soared by points to a reading of +14 in March, more than reversing the 3-point decline in the previous month. This is ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... gains seen in the previous month..." This was the opening line of the NAB report on business confidence and business conditions for February. How much were given back? Business confidence dropped 3 points to a reading of 7 last month after rising by ...

Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... continued rise in non-commodity investment. Record low interest rates, currency depreciation and favourable business conditions on other fronts will support the investment. New liquefied natural gas (LNG) production following the completion of new facilities ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... of Statistics' (ABS) report on company profits helped explain the latest jump in the NAB survey that showed business conditions increased by 6 points to a reading of +16 in January - the highest since October 2007 -- while confidence rose by 4 points ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... spending, profits, investments, hiring, etc. - based on the sharp improvement in the January survey of domestic business conditions and confidence and progress in the global economy. Actual total private new capital expenditures decreased another 2.1% ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... is old news. The recent general improvement in the global economy and closer to home, the sharp pick-up in business conditions and business confidence provides positive indications going forward. Unlike the seemingly inconsistent result from the NAB ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... and conditions offer some hope. Unlike the seemingly inconsistent result from the December survey - where business conditions gained 4 points while business confidence was flat - January's NAB business survey showed business conditions increased by 6 ...

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... sharp jump in the Empire State manufacturing index provides an early clue to this upside surprise. The general business conditions index surged to 18.7 in February - the highest since September 2014. The survey showed the employment component turned ...

Bump in business confidence and conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... confidence and conditions on the rise. Unlike the seemingly inconsistent result from the December survey - where business conditions gained 4 points while business confidence was flat - January's result showed business conditions increased by 6 points ...

A bump up in credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
NAB's cautious optimism over Australian business conditions (see "Five minutes of sunshine?" report in this section), should be allayed by the Reserve Bank of Australia's private sector credit report. Total private sector credit increased by 0.7% in ...