The RBA is turning off its money printing presses. It’s an important decision for the bank, whichever party is in office in Canberra and the general economy, writes Shane Wright | OPINION RBA interestrates
But the COVID-19 recession not only delivered us the lowest interest rates on record, just 0.1 per cent, but also the RBA’s first foray into
But with inflation now moving up, unemployment on track to slip below 4 per cent for the first time since Grahame Bond gave usin 1974 and Australians taking on record levels of debt, the time to switch from quantitative easing to quantitative tightening is approaching. RBA governor Philip Lowe along with his board will use the May meeting to start mapping out its approach to quantitative tightening.It’s an important decision for the bank, whichever party is in office in Canberra and the general economy.
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