Anthony Albanese’s reckless warning for the RBA not to ‘overreach’ works against Philip Lowe’s efforts to keep a lid on inflation expectations and maintain credibility.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is recklessly playing with fire by warning the Reserve Bank of Australia not to “overreach” on increasing interest rates.
John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
