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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... business confidence rose to a higher than expected reading of +6 in June from +3 in May. At the same time, business conditions improved further from an already high reading of +10 in both April and May to +12 in June. The details of the survey showed ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... confidence index fell to a reading of plus 3 in May from plus 5 in the previous month and plus 6 in March. The business conditions index remained unchanged at plus 10 in May from April - above the long-run average of plus 5. Oster concludes, "Overall ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... construction (-1.9% from -2.8%). Australia business confidence The latest NAB business survey shows that Australian business conditions and confidence improved in March. Business conditions increased to a reading of 12 in March - the highest level since ...