Premium Insights and analysis Making good macroeconomic policy during times of crisis Economy & Industry If history has taught us anything, it is to expect the unexpected. According to one top mandarin and former political advisor, effective macroeconomic policy can
Major banks quickly pass on interest rate increase May 4, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Australia’s four major banks have moved quickly to pass on the interest rate increase announced yesterday by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), while politicians
Interest rates jump, Labor blames Morrison May 3, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased the cash rate from 0.1% to 0.35%, with an increase of the interest rate on exchange settlement balances
Debelle’s move from RBA to private sector has climate change implications March 11, 2022 By Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer Editors' Picks Guy Debelle’s departure from the Reserve Bank for Andrew Forrest’s green hydrogen play isn’t exactly the kind of subtle, indirect signal that we’re used to
RBA deputy leaves public service for Twiggy’s Fortescue March 11, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal The federal government has a gaping hole to fill at the Reserve Bank of Australia following the decision by Guy Debelle, the RBA’s deputy governor,
Premium Insights and analysis Policy needs an update so public sector wages can rise February 7, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks Last Friday the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) issued its regular quarterly economic update (the Statement on Monetary Policy). This is always an important update,
Promoted Are small business loans getting more difficult to access? March 29, 2021 By Small Business Loans Australia In 2018-2019, small businesses contributed $418 billion to Australia’s GDP – equivalent to 32% of Australia’s total economy. By employing 4.7 million people, small businesses
Five ways the Reserve Bank is going to bat for Australia like never before November 4, 2020 By Peter Martin Economy & Industry The most important of the five measures the Reserve Bank announced on Tuesday is the one that won’t whirr into place for a very long
Climate change: why Sweden’s central bank dumped Australian bonds November 18, 2019 By John Hawkins Economy & Industry What’s happening? Suddenly, at the level of central banks, Australia is regarded as an investment risk. On Wednesday Martin Flodén, the deputy governor of Sweden’s
Lowe stirs the pot with talk of 3% pay rises in the public sector, and that's all he wanted to do August 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Governments were predictably unmoved by Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe’s view that caps on public sector pay rises are a factor in low wage growth
New government should put Phil Lowe on the hook for inflation May 9, 2019 By Stephen Kirchner Economy & Industry One of the first orders of business for the new government after the 18 May election will be to agree to a joint Statement on
