Business sentiment

Companies are more positive about their current situation than they were for nearly two years

AN INDEX of US small business optimism fell in May to the lowest level since October 2024, erasing almost all of the gains seen since President Donald Trump was elected for a second term.

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This comes as the war with Iran pushes up energy costs and stokes economic uncertainty

[SYDNEY] Australian business confidence plunged last month by a magnitude only seen during financial crises as the Iran war gave rise to a global oil shock, a survey showed on Tuesday.

CONFIDENCE across Britain’s biggest companies has slumped to its lowest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as the Iran war spurred worries over surging energy prices and higher interest rates, a...

[TOKYO] Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the three months to March, a closely watched survey showed on Wednesday, a sign that increasing economic uncertainty from the ...

The Business Optimism Index falls to 4.1 percentage points for Q2

[SYDNEY] A measure of Australian business conditions held steady in February with sales improving a little, a survey showed on Tuesday, though sentiment turned negative for the first time in 11 months...