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Boring is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... now, Philip Lowe celebrates his first anniversary as Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) - succeeding Glenn Stevens on 18 September 2016. One thing that could be said about his first year stint as head honcho of the Australian central bank ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... seems that nothing much has changed over the past 30 months - the time back in August 2014 when then RBA Governor Glenn Stevens told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that he has done enough. "You can't make people be confident ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... housing finance The latest dwelling finance commitment report gave almost immediate evidence to the RBA governor Glenn Stevens' 7 June statement that, "Indications are that the effects of supervisory measures have strengthened lending standards in the ...

RBA appoints next governor

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... people of Australia." Treasurer Scott Morrison added: "I congratulate Dr Lowe on his appointment and also thank Mr Glenn Stevens for his valuable leadership of the RBA over the past ten years. "International developments required Mr Stevens to steward ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... continued growth in the economy, with inflation close to target" -- and nary a jawboning word from RBA governor Glenn Stevens, should keep the A$ well-bid in the near term. US housing starts There was a big disappointment in the latest update on the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... year-on-year growth in overall credit up by 6.6% -- accelerating from January's annual rate of 6.5%. More important, Glenn Stevens appears to have made "the horses drink". Business credit gained 0.7% in February for a year-on-year rate of 6.5%. Credit ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... dollar (which it already has) and take down the Australian dollar. This would be a "chilling" moment for RBA Governor Glenn Stevens.

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... up to this day. Seems like nothing much has changed in 18 months - the time back in August 2014 when RBA Governor Glenn Stevens told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that he has done enough, "You can't make people be confident ...

RBA Gov on Fed lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... its ramifications - immediate and longer term. Not even the good governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Glenn Stevens, it seems. In his regular end-of-year tete-a-tete with the Australian Financial Review (AFR), Gov Glenn admitted, "Well, I ...

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
"Chill out!" Although it could also apply, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chief Glenn Stevens wasn't advising Russian President Vladimir Putin against having Turkey for Thanksgiving in retaliation for Turkey's - the country - downing of a Russian warplane ...