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Five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... at low reading of 1 in December. NAB chief economist Alan Oster is cautiously optimistic: "the rebound in business conditions is certainly encouraging, but at this stage we are not getting too carried away with the result. Stronger business conditions ...

From strength to strength

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... of increases. Significant increases in production and new orders accounted for much of the improvement in business conditions over the month with gains in purchasing activity and payrolls also providing support. However, Markit noted that the upturn ...

Trump makes small beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... full year 2016 gains up by 7.5%. The details of the survey showed small business owners more confident on business conditions (net balance 50 in December from 38 in November); sales expectations (31 from 11) and now is a good time to expand (23 from ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... economy and a negative start - as in negative 0.5% GDP growth in the third quarter - to the fourth quarter. Business conditions have deteriorated in October and November and so has consumer confidence - down in November and December -- which has slumped ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... confidence and conditions. Business confidence increased to a reading of 5 in November (from 4 in October) but business conditions eased for a second straight month to 5 last month from 7 in October and 8 in September. Declines in the NAB survey's sub-indices ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Australia NAB business confidence The latest NAB business survey showed business confidence and business conditions declined in October but according to NAB chief economist, Alan Oster, "The recent moderation in some NAB Business Survey indicators is ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... and the unemployment rate will continue to edge lower, supported by low interest rates and still elevated business conditions." However, the ANZ survey doesn't differentiate what kind of jobs is advertised - i.e., whether they're full or part-time. Recall ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... The good news is that survey respondents' optimism over the future improved with the six month outlook for business conditions rising to +36 in October from +34 in the previous month and that for new orders jumping to +39.0 from +31.9. Likewise, the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... index came in at +6 in September, unchanged from August and is consistent with its +6 long-term average. The business conditions index rose to +8 in September versus +7 in the previous month and a long-term average of +5. Among the sub-indices, improvements ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... fall is consistent with some loss of momentum in labour markets this year, and more recently, in surveyed business conditions. It is also consistent with the RBA's business liaison which reported that some firms had taken a more cautious approach towards ...