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The glum business sentiment is in sectors related to consumer spending. www.shutterstock.com

March 5, 2018

Face Value: business leaders nervous about consumers spending less and regulation

Ross Guest, Griffith University; Ben Hachey, University of Sydney, and Leonardo dos Santos Pinheiro, Macquarie University

Business leaders some sectors are feeling less positive about the year ahead because consumers are spending less, according to our analysis of the outlook of leaders of Australia’s ASX 200 companies.

Business leaders in ASX categories relying on household spending, have stronger than average positive outlook on the future. Dan Peled/AAP

August 31, 2017

Face Value: business leaders are betting we will spend more

Ross Guest, Griffith University and Ben Hachey, University of Sydney

The sentiment of business leaders has remained positive and improved over the past 12 months according to our analysis.

Business heads in the retail sector are optimistic about the future, but they also scored high in opinion rather than evidence based language. Dan Himbretchs/AAP

March 8, 2017

Face Value: sentiment analysis shows business leaders are positive about the year ahead

Ross Guest, Griffith University and Ben Hachey, University of Sydney

Face Value analyses the sentiment of business leaders in ASX top 100 companies and for 2017 it seems positive, although sometimes highly opinionated.

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