Some snippets from the latest illion Australian Business Expectations Survey

  • Business confidence for the March quarter has fallen across the board
  • Business Expectations Index for the March quarter 2019 down 7.1 per cent annually
  • The headline index saw significant declines in the sales, profit and investment sub-indices on both a quarterly and annual basis

Their 'key insights' are even worse ….

  • Bleak expectations for the March quarter
  • Optimism at lowest point since August 2017

Stick that in the info file.

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Meanwhile, AUD/USD be like:

Its having a bit of a run: