Australia’s NAB Business Confidence fell from 1 to -4 in August. Business Conditions also declined, dropping from 6 to 3. Trading conditions dipped by 2 points, while profitability slid by 1 point. Forward orders remained unchanged at -4. NAB Chief Economist Alan Oster commented on the data, noting that “conditions are now fairly clearly below […]
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