China bounce offers hope
Being the first optimist at the scene of a global disaster is usually met with scepticism, but … here goes.
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Nervous markets want RBA detail
Even just a few weeks ago, RBA governor Philip Lowe would have bristled at the merest suggestion of quantitative easing.
RBA waiting in the wings on rates
The Fed and other central banks firing their policy guns is forcing the RBA to take actions it had very much hoped to avoid.
Frydenberg spends hard to keep out of recession
Treasurer John Frydenberg unleashed a significant fiscal stimulus to pull the economy out of a dive towards recession.
Big stimulus or don’t bother
Overdoing a stimulus package is better than not doing enough, former treasury secretary Martin Parkinson says.
Strong stimulus needed
Accelerated tax cuts and tax breaks may be required to tackle the coronavirus crisis.
Frydenberg and Lowe at last singing from same sheet
It’s taken the coronavirus’s potential to sink Australia into recession to bring the Treasurer and RBA governor out of their trenches.
RBA in pole position to cut rates
The Reserve Bank could be first among global central banks to cut interest rates and tame fears around the coronavirus epidemic.
Jobless data punctures RBA’s cheerful outlook
A sharp jump in the unemployment rate has put a wrecking ball through the Reserve Bank’s efforts to appear unrelentingly optimistic about the economy.
Wages growth still subdued
Limp wages growth in late 2019 has kept open the case for further interest rate cuts.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/james-glynn/page/16