Stay tuned for Australian business conditions & confidence data due Tuesday

The National Australia Bank monthly business survey is due Tuesday 13 February at 0030 GMT

Last week we got the Q4 survey:

• Most leading indicators improved in Q4 ... maintaining levels that suggest continued expansion in the next 12 months

NAB's (very brief) comments on the January data to come tomorrow ... their focus is on labour market developments:

• In addition to business conditions and confidence, markets will be alert to signs of wage and price inflation.
• NAB Quarterly revealed that the "difficulty finding suitable labour" had become the largest growth constraint and the highest for a decade, another indicator of further labour market tightening.

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Later in the week due from Australia ... January jobs data the biggie. On Thursday 15 February 2018