Business capacity pressures intensified in Q4. Wage and inflation pressures continued to build. Businesses plan to hire more, and to pay higher wages to do so Survey conducted pre-Omicron, but pressure growing on Bank of Canada to hike rates soon The Bank of Canada’s Q4 Business Outlook Survey was conducted largely before the spread of […]
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Key Highlights GBP/USD started an upside correction from the 1.2500 support. It cleared a key contracting triangle with resistance at 1.2600 on the 4-hour chart. Bitcoin tested the $91,000 zone before the bulls appeared. USD/JPY Read more…
Businesses remain very upbeat about the year ahead. There are also some signs that current conditions are gradually improving. Key results (November 2024) Business confidence: 64.9 (Prev: 65.7) Expectations for own trading activity: 48.0 (Prev: Read more…
New Zealand’s ANZ Business Confidence dipped marginally in November, falling from 65.7 to 64.9, but it remains at what ANZ describes as an “impressive high” level. Own Activity Outlook, a key forward indicator, rose to Read more…