The central bank’s governor warned Australians will get sick of her repeating that she won’t rule anything in or out as she tries to tame inflationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIf Michele Bullock learnt anything from her benighted predecessor, Philip Lowe, is that it’s wise to keep the Reserve Bank’s interest rate options open as long as possible.Lowe got pilloried for stating as late as the end of 2021 that the central bank might keep its cash rate at its record low 0.1% until 2024. Qualified as they were that conditions could change, the view looked ridiculous half a year later when the RBA began its steepest rate hike series in three decades. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/19/rbas-michele-bullock-sticks-to-narrow-path-as-she-plots-course-to-a-soft-landing
Author : Peter Hannam and Luca Ittimani
Publish date : 2024-03-19 14:00:41
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RBA’s Michele Bullock sticks to narrow path as she plots course to a soft landing
