NAB and BHP updates cement the economic cheer
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Australiaâs biggest companies are adding weight to growing optimism over the economic recovery, with National Australia Bank and BHP Group results underscoring that the rebound is gathering pace.
It s not just company profits that are looking robust: London-traded tin prices spiked 17 per cent on Monday in the biggest single-session surge for the metal on record.
BHPâs growth forecast is 1.5 percentage points better than six months ago due to the speed of recovery in the US and India.Â
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âImproving economic trends have been a key driver of our first quarter 2021 result,â said NAB chief executive Ross McEwan. âImproving economic and health outcomes in Australia and New Zealand are encouraging.â