Philip Lowe
Editorial
Australian economy
Public patience wearing thin on Labor’s economic vision
The question is whether the treasurer’s talk of a soft landing will convince voters that the government is doing enough to alleviate the hardship they are experiencing.
- The Age's View
Latest
The pros and cons of a ‘good bloke’ prime minister
I find it alarming that the astute Niki Savva sees Peter Dutton as electable despite his failure to produce a single, costed economic policy. Albanese, for all his faults, does stand for something other than himself.
The half trillion-dollar stimulus we didn’t know about
The Reserve Bank and governments pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy to deal with Covid. We are still counting the cost.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Australian economy
Chalmers has every right to comment on what the Reserve Bank is doing to the economy
The RBA has a job to do, but let’s never forget it’s a bunch of unelected people wielding what amount to extraordinary powers. It’s not infallible, and it should not be verboten for an elected parliamentarian to note the effects of the RBA’s choices.
- by Shaun Carney
Opinion
Interest rates
Maybe only a recession will fix macroeconomic management
The reliance on interest rates to reduce demand is hugely unfair – and it is lacking in effectiveness.
- by Ross Gittins
Former RBA boss warns Australian living standards in firing line
Philip Lowe says the current tax system is hurting Australia’s productivity, with the GST rate too low and income tax too high.
- by Millie Muroi
Philip Lowe backs RBA’s caution on rate cuts
The former Reserve Bank governor has joined the chorus of voices warning that interest rates may have to stay higher for longer.
- by Colin Kruger
Reserve Bank revolution begins – but inflation remains its key issue
The Reserve Bank has, like clock-work, met on the first Tuesday of the month to set interest rates. That is about to end as it embarks on major reform.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Interest rates
New governor, same mission: RBA sticks with unpopular rate rises
Michele Bullock had been in a honeymoon period with Australia’s mortgage borrowers since she took the RBA’s governor role in mid-September. That’s over now.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Australia passes the halfway point of the mortgage cliff. But the pain’s not over
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the passing of the midway mark of the transition, underway since last year, was welcome news, but acknowledged that families continued to face cost of living strain as inflation was still high.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Interest rates
All the reasons interest rates are a bad way to manage the economy
We should start the move away from monetary policy.
- by Ross Gittins
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