Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 181 - 190 of 1044 results for "Governor"

Chief economist update: Virus now, inflation later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... their outlook on inflation to be consistent with guidance. Powell in line with recent comments from officials including Governor Brainard, who said yesterday [19 January] the economy is far from hitting its dual mandate goals, while Vice Chair Clairda ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... unless the jobless rate goes down. This was repeated at the final meeting of the RBA board in December 2020, where RBA governor Philip Lowe said the central bank was prepared to do more in helping the government with rebuilding the Australian economy. ...

Key finance figures in Biden Cabinet

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... economics world is Janet Yellen, whom Biden has nominated to lead the US Treasury. Yellen is the former US Federal Reserve governor. She was also the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration. Yellen was ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... prefectures on 7 January 2021 and extended it to an additional eight prefectures a week later. However, Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda is more optimistic. In his opening address at the quarterly regional branch managers meeting he stated ...

We've done our part, now it's your turn: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe was forced to remind the Standing Committee on Economics that the RBA is not solely responsible for economic recovery and the federal government also needs to pitch in. Lowe explained that while the ...

Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... minister Scott Morrison's demand for an apology from China. The RBA though has become concerned and it showed in RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement in his December monetary policy statement. There were no references to "China" - its defeat ...

Frydenberg unveils Retirement Income Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... increase based on the economic facts at the time. Frydenberg took into account arguments from the Grattan Institute and the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia to consider carefully the tradeoff in increasing SG and having less money in people's ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... fresh reports of infections in South Australia) has improved domestic economic outlook. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe thought as much. In his address at the annual dinner of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
"Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily..." - Brenda Lee It's not even December yet but Wall Street's already "Rockin' ...

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... households face very high levels of uncertainty, leading to higher precautionary saving and deferred investment." BOE governor Andrew Bailey also acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding the UK central bank's forecasts and therefore, the appropriateness ...