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13 September 2026

Australian business confidence weakens despite steady operating conditions

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Australian business confidence weakens despite steady operating conditions

- **Confidence deteriorates**: Australia’s business confidence fell sharply, contrasting with steady operating conditions and signaling rising caution among firms. - **Uncertainty dominates**: Global ...

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Three and a half years of freight recession did two things to the truck financing market at once. It shredded the credit profiles of the carriers who most needed to borrow. It also pushed a large share of the lenders who would have lent to them out of the sector. Both are now rationing the equipment replacement cycle the industry has spent two years waiting on. Kirk Mann stayed in.

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