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

Search Results

Showing 291 - 300 of 1044 results for "Governor"

John Key under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... unearthed," Peters said. When asked whether he thinks Key should have to step down, Peters said: "That's not my role; it's the Governor of the Reserve Bank who could make that request. But if I was the Governor of the Reserve Bank I would have asked ...

Chief economist update: BOE going the wrong way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... small rise in rates would be prudent to nip any inflationary risks in the bud" and, more importantly, consistent with BOE governor Mark Carney's statement that, "were the economy to develop broadly in line with its Inflation Report projections, an ...

Chief economist update: The path of monetary policy according to Lowe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... and the rising likelihood of a US recession (as indicated by the inverted yield curve) make this a real possibility. Governor Philip Lowe's statement after the conclusion of the RBA's June 4 board meeting doesn't offer much indication of ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... official cash rate should be 1% - two rate cuts - on February 6; three months before the RBA acknowledged the same in RBA governor Philip Lowe's speech before the Economics Society of Australia on May 21 and later, in the minutes of the RBA's ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... Australia's growth and inflation parameters at the time. It took two months and a few days before Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe came around to Financial Standard 's view, admitting as much, when he delivered his address before ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... -30%, rather than its risk scenario of -40%. "This probably doesn't stop the RBA cutting rates, UBS said but [RBA governor Philip] Lowe's speech yesterday is key the Coalition proposed incentives for first home buyers." The Coalition's election promises ...

Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe provided the clearest indication yet that the Australian central bank is poised to cut interest rates, potentially at its June 4 meeting. The transcript of Lowe's speech - titled 'The Economic ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... it would have been better (dare I say, sexier) that instead of a printed statement, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr verbally delivered the news that: "The Official Cash Rate (OCR) has been reduced to 1.5%." "The Monetary Policy ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... whether or not the RBA would (or wouldn't) cut interest rates sometime before 2019 becomes 2020, let's dissect RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement that explained the May decision and the central bank's forward guidance. After acknowledging ...