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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... in three months and was driven by strong rebounds in consumers' expectations of their personal finances and business conditions over the coming year. According to MNI senior economist Andy Wu, "The September data is encouraging and shows sentiment has ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... Looking ahead, consumers are more upbeat about the short-term employment outlook, but somewhat neutral about business conditions and income prospects. Overall, consumers continue to rate current conditions favorably and foresee moderate economic expansion ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... plus 4 in July to plus 6 last month - consistent with its long-term average. NAB also pointed out that while business conditions eased to plus 7 in August - the lowest reading since January this year - from plus 9 in the previous month, the index remains ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... latest business outlook survey tells the same story of a good headline but not so good details. The general business conditions index rebounded to a reading of 2.0 (as expected) in August from minus 2.9 in the previous month. However, the details of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... plus 1.0. Price pressures weakened with 'prices paid' declining to 15.5 in August from 18.7 in July. General business conditions decreased to minus minus 4.2 while the six-month outlook dropped by 5.5 points to a reading of 23.7 - the lowest reading ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... business confidence index eased to a reading of plus 4 in July from plus 5 in the previous month. Similarly, the business conditions index remained at elevated levels and above its long-term average (plus 5) albeit decreasing to plus 8 from plus 11 in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... impact appears to have been short-lived, with job ads picking up over the course of July." "With surveyed business conditions remaining upbeat and the RBA cutting rates in August, we look for a gradual improvement in hiring intentions over the remainder ...