Australia's business conditions weakened in April but confidence bounced back from March, survey results from National Australia Bank
showed Tuesday.
The business conditions index fell to -34 in April from -22 in March. Overall conditions were deeply negative in all
industries outside of mining.
The fall in conditions was driven by all three components of the index namely trading
conditions, profitability and the employment index.
The employment conditions indicator decreased 15 points to -35.
"Overall the survey suggests that the unemployment rate will rise substantially in April," Alan Oster, NAB Chief Economist,
said.
However, the business confidence rose to -46 in April from -65 a month ago. However, it was twice as weak as the trough in the
1990s recession.
"We see a recovery in growth late this year, but even though it could be a solid bounce the level of output is
not expected to be recovered to pre-COVID levels until early 2022," Oster added.
Australia: Almost 600,000 people lost work in April
Australia has suffered its single largest monthly fall in the number of people holding a job, with a record 594,000 drop in the number of
workers during April.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed the unemployment rate spiking a full percentage point to 6.2
per cent last month. It's the highest jobless rate since September 2015.
"This is a tough day for Australia. A very tough day," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a press conference in Canberra after the
data's release.
"Almost 600,000 jobs have been lost. Every one of them devastating for those Australians, for their families, for their communities. A
very tough day."
Mr Morrison said the impending economic downturn would be tougher than the global financial crisis. "This
is harder - we haven't seen this before and for young people who have never experienced that, this is beyond anything they could
imagine."
The number of officially unemployed people jumped by 104,500 to more than 823,300. The previous largest increase in unemployment
in a single month was 65,400 in October 1982 during that year's recession. The jobless rate peaked at 10.5 per cent the following
year.
"The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The May PMI® registered 43.1 percent, up 1.6 percentage points from the April reading of 41.5 percent. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy after April’s contraction, which ended a period of 131 consecutive months of growth. The New Orders Index registered 31.8 percent, an increase of 4.7 percentage points from the April reading of 27.1 percent."
The Reserve Bank of Australia left its interest rate and the target yield on three-year government bonds unchanged
At the monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia board kept its interest rate at a record low 0.25 percent and the targeted yield on three-year government bonds at around 0.25 percent: "At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points."
The bank observed that the outlook, including the nature and speed of the expected recovery, remains highly uncertain and the coronavirus pandemic is likely to have long-lasting effects on the economy: "The global economy is experiencing a severe downturn as countries seek to contain the coronavirus. Many people have lost their jobs and there has been a sharp rise in unemployment. Over the past month, infection rates have declined in many countries and there has been some easing of restrictions on activity. If this continues, a recovery in the global economy will get under way, supported by both the large fiscal packages and the significant easing in monetary policies."
"Employment decreased 227,700 to 12,154,100 people. Full-time employment decreased 89,100 to 8,540,000 people and part-time employment decreased 138,600 to 3,614,100 people."
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"Australian Dollar surge against its major counterparts may be at an end, as local Covid-19 cases spike."
"RBA Governor Lowe’s timid attempts at jawboning the local currency may intensify with deteriorating fundamentals."
"Tensions with China could weigh on AUD moving forward."
"From a technical standpoint AUD remains capped by the 2012 downtrend, which has consistently acted as a pivotal inflection point for the cycle-sensitive Australian Dollar. To that end, deteriorating fundamentals may impose increasing downward pressure on AUD against its major counterparts, and may signal the end to the commodity-linked currency’s surge to pre-crisis levels."
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"At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points."
"The global economy has experienced a severe downturn as countries seek to contain the coronavirus. Many people have lost their jobs and there has been a sharp rise in unemployment. Leading indicators have generally picked up recently, suggesting the worst of the global economic contraction has now passed. Despite this, the outlook remains uncertain and the recovery is expected to be bumpy and will depend upon containment of the coronavirus. Over the past month, infection rates have declined in many countries, but they are still very high and rising in others."
"Globally, conditions in financial markets have improved. Volatility has declined and there have been large raisings of both debt and equity. The prices of many assets have risen substantially despite the high level of uncertainty about the economic outlook. Bond yields remain at historically low levels."
"At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points."
"The global economy is experiencing a severe contraction as countries seek to contain the coronavirus. Even though the worst of this contraction has now passed, the outlook remains highly uncertain. The recovery is expected to be only gradual and its shape is dependent on containment of the virus. While infection rates have declined in some countries, they are still very high and rising in others. International trade remains weak, although there has been a strong recovery in industrial activity in China over recent months."
"The Board is committed to do what it can to support jobs, incomes and businesses in Australia. Its actions are keeping funding costs low and assisting with the supply of credit to households and businesses. This accommodative approach will be maintained as long as it is required. The Board will not increase the cash rate target until progress is being made towards full employment and it is confident that inflation will be sustainably within the 2–3 per cent target band."
"The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.0 percent before seasonal adjustment."
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Australia NAB Business Conditions Weaken In April
Sergey Golubev, 2020.05.12 10:14
Australia NAB Business Conditions Weaken In April
Australia's business conditions weakened in April but confidence bounced back from March, survey results from National Australia Bank showed Tuesday.
The business conditions index fell to -34 in April from -22 in March. Overall conditions were deeply negative in all industries outside of mining.
The fall in conditions was driven by all three components of the index namely trading conditions, profitability and the employment index.
The employment conditions indicator decreased 15 points to -35. "Overall the survey suggests that the unemployment rate will rise substantially in April," Alan Oster, NAB Chief Economist, said.
However, the business confidence rose to -46 in April from -65 a month ago. However, it was twice as weak as the trough in the 1990s recession.
"We see a recovery in growth late this year, but even though it could be a solid bounce the level of output is not expected to be recovered to pre-COVID levels until early 2022," Oster added.
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Australia: Almost 600,000 people lost work in April
Sergey Golubev, 2020.05.14 08:07
Australia: Almost 600,000 people lost work in April
Australia has suffered its single largest monthly fall in the number of people holding a job, with a record 594,000 drop in the number of workers during April.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed the unemployment rate spiking a full percentage point to 6.2 per cent last month. It's the highest jobless rate since September 2015.
"This is a tough day for Australia. A very tough day," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a press conference in Canberra after the data's release.
"Almost 600,000 jobs have been lost. Every one of them devastating for those Australians, for their families, for their communities. A very tough day."
Mr Morrison said the impending economic downturn would be tougher than the global financial crisis. "This is harder - we haven't seen this before and for young people who have never experienced that, this is beyond anything they could imagine."
The number of officially unemployed people jumped by 104,500 to more than 823,300. The previous largest increase in unemployment in a single month was 65,400 in October 1982 during that year's recession. The jobless rate peaked at 10.5 per cent the following year.
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Sergey Golubev, 2020.06.01 16:57
Intra-Day Fundamentals - AUD/USD, NZD/USD and USD/JPY: ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI
2020-06-01 15:00 GMT | [USD - ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI]
if actual > forecast (or previous good for currency (for USD in our case)
[USD - ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI] = Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers, excluding the manufacturing industry.
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AUD/USD: range price movement by ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI news events
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NZD/USD: range price movement by ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI news events
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USD/JPY: range price movement by ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI news events
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The Reserve Bank of Australia left its interest rate and the target yield on three-year government bonds unchanged
Sergey Golubev, 2020.06.02 07:26
The Reserve Bank of Australia left its interest rate and the target yield on three-year government bonds unchanged
At the monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia board kept its interest rate at a record low 0.25 percent and the targeted yield on three-year government bonds at around 0.25 percent: "At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points."
The bank observed that the outlook, including the nature and speed of the expected recovery, remains highly uncertain and the coronavirus pandemic is likely to have long-lasting effects on the economy: "The global economy is experiencing a severe downturn as countries seek to contain the coronavirus. Many people have lost their jobs and there has been a sharp rise in unemployment. Over the past month, infection rates have declined in many countries and there has been some easing of restrictions on activity. If this continues, a recovery in the global economy will get under way, supported by both the large fiscal packages and the significant easing in monetary policies."
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Sergey Golubev, 2020.06.18 14:26
AUD/USD Intra-Day Fundamentals: Australia Employment Change and range price movement
2020-06-18 02:30 GMT | [AUD - Employment Change]
if actual > forecast (or previous value) = good for currency (for AUD in our case)
[AUD - Employment Change] = Change in the number of employed people during the previous month.
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AUD/USD: range price movement by Australia Employment Change news event
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Sergey Golubev, 2020.06.27 11:56
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Sergey Golubev, 2020.07.07 10:16
AUD/USD Intra-Day Fundamentals: RBA Cash Rate, Rate Statement and range price movement
2020-07-07 05:30 GMT | [AUD - Cash Rate]
if actual > forecast (or previous value) = good for currency (for AUD in our case)
[AUD - Cash Rate] = Interest rate charged on overnight loans between financial intermediaries.
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AUD/USD: range price movement by RBA Cash Rate news event
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Sergey Golubev, 2020.07.29 12:37
AUD/USD Intra-Day Fundamentals: Australia CPI and range price movement
2020-07-29 02:30 GMT | [AUD - CPI]
if actual > forecast (or previous value) = good for currency (for AUD in our case)
[AUD - CPI] = Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.
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AUD/USD: range price movement by Australia CPI news event
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Sergey Golubev, 2020.08.04 10:56
AUD/USD Intra-Day Fundamentals: RBA Cash Rate, Rate Statement and range price movement
2020-08-04 05:30 GMT | [AUD - Cash Rate]
if actual > forecast (or previous value) = good for currency (for AUD in our case)
[AUD - Cash Rate] = Interest rate charged on overnight loans between financial intermediaries.
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From official report :
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AUD/USD: range price movement by RBA Cash Rate news event
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Sergey Golubev, 2020.08.12 16:32
Intra-Day Fundamentals - Dollar Index, USD/CNH and AUD/USD: United States Core Consumer PriceIndex (Core CPI) m/m
2020-08-12 13:30 GMT | [USD - Core CPI]
if actual > forecast (or previous good for currency (for USD in our case)
[USD - Core CPI] = Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers.
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Dollar Index (DXY): range price movement by United States Core Consumer Price Index news events
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USD/CNH: range price movement by United States Core Consumer Price Index news events
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AUD/USD: range price movement by United States Core Consumer Price Index news events
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