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Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... report for August 2017. The overall tone of the report was bullish and one that's already painted by RBA governor Philip Lowe's statement after the bank's board meeting on 1 August (where it kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5%). But despite ...

Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... showed inflation in Australia remained below the RBA's target in the June quarter - but the Australian bank governor Philip Lowe's address to the Anika Foundation luncheon in Sydney was held on the same day the inflation report provided clues as to the ...

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... tomorrow than today at best - dampening growth and putting greater downward pressure on prices. All up, RBA governor Philip Lowe is correct in saying that, "there is no longer an expectation of additional monetary easing in other major economies" but ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... for this land down under. When the RBA released its monetary policy decision last week - unchanged policy - governor Philip Lowe painted a pretty picture of the global and domestic economies. "There has been a broad-based pick-up in the global economy ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... It'll be interesting to be a fly on the wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) boardroom today when Governor Philip Lowe and his team deliberate on what to do with the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... hospitality, restaurant, fast food, retail and pharmacy workers threw another spanner in the works for RBA Governor Philip Lowe's positive outlook on wages the day before. One that's been almost instantaneously contradicted by the Australian Bureau of ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... imminent, but nor does it suggest that a further slowing is in prospect." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe said this in his prepared remarks at the 'Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum' in Sydney on the 22nd of February 2017 ...

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... very well be but to use Janet Yellen's words, it depends on the incoming data. In his first speech as RBA governor, Philip Lowe nominated three factors - excess capacity, decline in commodity prices and feeling of reduced pricing power - behind the low ...

Senior staff changes at RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... chair of the payments system board. Commenting on Edey's retirement after almost 40 years of service, the Governor, Philip Lowe said, "Malcolm epitomises what it means to be a dedicated public servant." He has provided wise counsel to the Reserve Bank's ...

RBA appoints next governor

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
The RBA has appointed its next governor. Philip Lowe, who will take up his new role in September, has been deputy governor at the central bank since February 2012. He is also deputy chair of the RBA board and chair of the RBA's risk management committee. ...