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Tag Archives: nab
Lowest confidence in six years – not a happy Friday in Qld
Earlier this year I encountered some resistance at various presentations I gave on the gloomy outlook for the Queensland economy, but I suspect I wouldn’t get much push back now. Today, the Courier-Mail is reporting on its latest YouGov poll results: CONFIDENCE … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, capex, economy, lng, nab, qld, queensland
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Corporate whistleblowers need better protection
At the QUT Business Leaders’ Forum lunch at the Sofitel in Brisbane on Monday, NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn was subjected to a tough line of questioning from the forum moderator, veteran ABC journalist Kerry O’Brien. Thorburn generally performed well, although … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged asic, australia, bankingroyalcommission, banks, corporationsact, nab, quitam, whistleblowers
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Business confidence in Queensland – the most reliable estimate (Westpac-CCIQ) is the most worrying
There is currently a large disparity among business confidence survey results for Queensland. The Sensis and Westpac Group-CCIQ reports for the March quarter suggest business confidence is relatively low, but the NAB report for the month of April, which the … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy
Tagged businessconfidence, cciq, marginoferror, nab, pulsesurvey, qld, queensland, rba, sensis, westpac
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Residential building activity recovering nicely, but still below levels of mid-2000s
Builders across Queensland should have noticed higher levels of residential building activity lately, although they may still be disappointed activity remains below the levels of the mid-2000s (see chart based on ABS building activity data released yesterday below). The new … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged abs, buildingindustry, capitalgains, housing, nab, propertyprices, queensland, residentialbuilding
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Greater uncertainty over 2013-14 economic outlook
The last 24 hours have seen the release of a sobering NAB report on its monthly business survey (Business conditions collapse in June, retail worst hit, says NAB) and the latest IMF World Economic Outlook, which has slightly downgraded China’s … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged australia, china, consumption, economicoutlook, imf, japan, nab, qld, queensland, retailtrade, stateaccounts, weo
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