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Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... RBA could help it. Speaking at Citi's 12th Annual Australia and New Zealand Investment Conference, RBA Governor Philip Lowe all but confirmed that further easing in monetary policy is in the works. Although he believes that "a recovery is now under ...

Keep spending and investing: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... months if Australians ensure they keep spending and investing, according to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe. Lowe said the nation's recovery will depend on how willing people and businesses are to draw on the accumulated financial ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... programme. But make no mistake, the RBA remains resolute in keeping us "alive" now. In his statement, RBA governor Philip Lowe stressed that: "The board is committed to do what it can to support jobs, incomes and businesses in Australia", "views addressing ...

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... that negative interest rates in Australia remain extraordinarily unlikely." This was later stressed by RBA governor Philip Lowe when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on August 14. "...negative interest ...

Chief economist update: Gone fishing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe didn't exactly quote this proverb when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ...

LNP halts push for SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... Australians why they should sacrifice more of their wages for super. The statement comes after the Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that an increase to SG will impact wage growth. Additionally ...

SG increase will impact wage growth: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe said the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee will impact wage growth and the government will need to weigh up the impacts of that. Speaking at the House of Representatives Standing Committee ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered what every rational individual expected it to. At the conclusion of its August 4 meeting, the board of the Australian central bank kept monetary policy settings unchanged - the official cash rate at a historic ...

No such thing as a free lunch: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has said the government will likely need to borrow more money, but warned the central bank will not directly provide funding. Giving his annual address to the Anika Foundation, Lowe stressed that while ...

Chief economist update: We're all Victorians now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... the decline in infections and the easing of restrictions in most of the country." Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe issued this statement at the conclusion of the central bank's Board meeting on 7 July. Economic stats and surveys bore ...