{"id":155142,"date":"2019-09-10T09:22:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=155142"},"modified":"2019-09-10T09:22:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:22:35","slug":"business-conditions-and-confidence-decreased-severely-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/09\/business-conditions-and-confidence-decreased-severely-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Business conditions and confidence decreased severely in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
September 10, 2019<\/div>
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By ForexNewsNow<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to a new study<\/u><\/a>\u00a0from the National Australian Bank, the business confidence and conditions have drastically fallen in Australian is Q2 of 2019, with the remnants of the issues spilling well over in Q3.<\/p>\n

On a more detailed level, it needs to be said that the Business Confidence Index dropped from 4 to 1 in August, while the Business Condition index dropped from 3 to 1. Naturally, this is an astounding loss in terms of future capabilities of remaining profitable, or in the worst-case scenario, surviving a major global recession.<\/p>\n

The reasons can also be associated with the slight downfall of the AUD against the USD<\/u><\/a>\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n

To be more exact, AUD started at $0.69 at the start of the year, after which it managed to reach a peak of $0.72 in the first quarter, but failed to maintain balance and bounced right back down to $0.69 at the moment of writing this article.<\/p>\n

Although it may seem like an insignificant decrease, let\u2019s not forget that AUD is one of the major currencies of the world, therefore even a single cent lost to volatility is a great hit to the economy.<\/p>

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The NAB further states that in terms of conditions, confidence and overall profitability the mining industry seems to be the most stable one out of all that Australia can muster.<\/p>\n

However, recent studies also show that Australia\u2019s already large gaming industry is showing no signs of stopping its growth pattern and continues to expand well beyond its borders.<\/p>\n

A representative from Playamo AU<\/u><\/a>, a local gaming operator mentioned:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was obvious that Q2 of 2019 was little less than a disaster. The revenue was down, the currency was depreciating and the overall operations were at risk. But this was just by looking at the paper and not doing too much research.<\/p>\n

Once we saw the decline in revenue, it almost felt like a 50% hit to overall performance, but luckily, we have offshore operations as well.<\/p>\n

Thanks to those offshore operations, where we are usually paid in USD or EUR, we managed to compensate for the relatively small losses or no gains in the Australian market.<\/p>\n

However, we still believe that the gaming market here has much more potential, as long as the government doesn\u2019t interfere too much\u201d.<\/p>\n

What could be derived from these facts?<\/h2>\n

One of the most important takeaways from the explanation of the Playamo representative could be the additional hostility the Australian government could start seeing towards the gaming industry.<\/p>\n

Almost every government\u2019s ideal economic plan is a diversified economy<\/u><\/a>, where consumer spending is really divided into both private and state sectors. Having so many funds concentrated in just one industry, to a point where companies had only slight issues with revenue is already an alarming revelation.<\/p>\n

Naturally, the funds spent on these platforms are going to return to the government via corporate tax, but in a sense, they will be sacrificing almost all the other retail sectors.<\/p>\n

It is quite possible that this study by NAB, will lead to new guidelines and corrections in the country\u2019s fiscal and monetary policies, to somehow get the economy back on track.<\/p>\n

Although it is always best to let the economy sort itself out, a slight push or direction can do wonders for the whole process.<\/p>\n

By ForexNewsNow<\/strong><\/p>\n

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