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The Forward View Australia, August 2025 – Firmer consumer and steady outlook
Recent data showing encouraging signs for Australian economy.
- 25.08.2025
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NAB Monthly Business Survey July 2025 – Confidence continues to lift
The July edition of the NAB Monthly Business Survey points to an improvement in economic momentum through Q2, but also highlights that cost and price challenges remain for the business sector.
- 14.08.2025
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West outpaces rest as boom powers national growth
Greater Western Sydney is leading Australia’s next wave of economic growth, with the region outperforming the state in business investment, infrastructure development and community satisfaction.
- 14.08.2025
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Aussies show signs of recovery in NAB’s Q2 Wellbeing Survey
The NAB Australian Wellbeing Survey Q2 2025 reveals a compelling story of resilience, as Aussies took action in the face of cost-of-living pressures. After a historic low in wellbeing earlier this year, Australians are showing signs of recovery, with migrants leading the way in optimism and older generations stepping up to support younger family members.
- 06.08.2025
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Lions fans roared – and so did Melbourne’s economy
Melbourne came alive last weekend as the British & Irish Lions rolled into town, bringing tens of thousands of international fans and a multimillion-dollar injection into the local economy.
- 28.07.2025
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Coming in for landing in a heavy cross wind – The Forward View Australia
NAB’s monthly Forward View Australia report brings together the latest insights into the fundamentals of the Australian economy, including inflation, interest rates and employment, and explores the impact of ongoing global uncertainty.
- 21.07.2025
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Business conditions rebound, confidence lifts – NAB Monthly Business Survey
The June NAB Monthly Business Survey suggests business conditions are stabilising, if not starting to turn around after a disappointing start to the year.
- 08.07.2025
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Narrowing gap between conditions and confidence – NAB Monthly Business Survey
NAB’s May 2025 Monthly Business Survey found that business conditions continued to ease, but confidence improved.
- 11.06.2025
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NAB Chief Economist Dr Sally Auld speaks to the Fear & Greed Podcast
After the release of the national accounts and GDP data this week, NAB Chief Economist Dr Sally Auld joined the Fear and Greed podcast to discuss Australia’s economic outlook, including growth, investment, productivity and interest rates.
- 05.06.2025
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May Forward View Australia by NAB Economics – A tariff reprieve, but a weaker starting point
In its May 2025 edition of the Forward View Australia, NAB Economics says the economy is still on track for a soft landing.
- 26.05.2025
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Timely tweaks small businesses are making to tackle big challenges
- 19.05.2025
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NAB’s April Monthly Business Survey steady as she goes
Results from NAB’s Monthly Business Survey indicate business conditions and confidence measures remained relatively steady in April 2025.
- 13.05.2025
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NAB CEO: 2025 Federal Election
- 05.05.2025
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NAB Economics revises rate forecast, with 50bps cut expected in May
NAB Economics has revised its rate forecast, with expectations the Reserve Bank Australia (RBA) will ease more quickly through mid-2025, taking the cash rate to 2.6% by February 2026.
- 10.04.2025
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Navigating market volatility: Insights from NAB and JBWere experts
As global and local markets shift under the weight of tariff announcements, experts from NAB and JBWere share their insights on the current volatility.
- 08.04.2025
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Entrepreneurial spirit alive in Australia’s youth, NAB survey reveals
New research by NAB Economics finds nearly half (47%) of secondary school students want to start their own business when they leave school, up from 35% in 2023.
- 04.04.2025
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