The latest NAB business survey shows further weakness in business conditions. Phil Dobbie talks to Ivan Colhoun, NAB’s Chief Economist – Markets, about what’s driving the trend. In fact, this time the survey specifically asked why business conditions are slowing, and whether falling house prices were having an impact on business.
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Information about your online behaviour is being shared between publishers and advertisers. For most people, that’s fair game, but for others it’s seen as an invasion of privacy
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Markets act as though the trade row is here for the long term
Markets have shown sharp moves – NAB’s Gavin Friend says it’s a growing realisation that the US-China trade war is not going to end soon, and that low inflation growth isn’t as transitory as Jerome Powell would have you believe.
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Retail numbers push US equities even higher
Equities, bonds and the greenback all respond to positive retail numbers in the US. NAB’s Gavin Friend says investors are still cautious, even as share indices keep hitting new highs.
