Sean Almer
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258 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 12 May
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Yeah, and I mean, I think in many ways, I don't say that the budget last night did a lot on productivity.
I mean, he talked about it and he certainly did stuff around tax reform and housing, but productivity, not so sure.
That's the findings from the National Australia Bank Business Confidence and Sentiment Index.
Business conditions, which have held up better than confidence, have now dropped to their second lowest reading since 2020.
NAB said margin pressure was particularly acute in manufacturing and construction and the cost of purchases of goods outpaced selling prices by more than three percentage points.
That means profits are being squeezed.
The bank said the survey highlights rising costs colliding with weakening demand.
His words, not yours, clearly, Nadine.
On the market, BHP hit an all-time high of $60.20 a share.
It pushed its market capitalisation over $300 billion.
It closed just under $60 a share.
The Big Australian is once again the biggest company on the board, surpassing Commonwealth Bank.
which is down about 7% over the past month, helping BHP's share price jump in copper prices.
They rose by their most in a month.
In fact, it helped all the miners.
BHP, Rio and Fortescue all did pretty well yesterday.
BHP's rise couldn't offset falls among the banks, though.
They all closed the day down between 1.5% and 2.5%.
CSL fell another 1%, following its 16% tumble on Monday.
You expected it sort of, didn't you?
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