The Reserve Bank's deputy governor has encouraged Australians not to stress too much about the likely impact on Australia's economy of a tit-for-tat trade war sparked by Donald Trump's presidency, and the problems it may cause for inflation next year. Andrew Hauser says if US president-elect Trump introduces wide-ranging trade tariffs next year, the direct impacts on Australia would probably …
Saturday Sports: College football rankings, college basketball, Raygun retires NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Michele Steele about the College Football Playoff rankings, men's college basketball, and the retirement of Raygun, the infamous Australian break dancer. STEELE: Well, you mentioned some of the usual suspects there when it comes to the top of the college football rankings. And in a …
I used to enjoy a good muppet show as a kid, but the muppet show we'll see tomorrow when the latest inflation data gets revealed will be far less edifying. RBA Governor Michele Bullock will see through tomorrow's headline inflation figure And that underlying figure will be higher than the top end of the Reserve Bank's target range. The underlying …
What a difference six weeks makes. Economists and traders expect the US Federal Reserve to lead off a global round of interest rate cuts, but recent economic data suggests the RBA should beat them to it. CBA's head of Australian economics Gareth Aird points out that the RBA board made seven references to "uncertainty" in its one-page post-meeting statement, up …
Protesters have interrupted the opening remarks of a speech being given by incoming RBA governor Michele Bullock, taking aim at previous comments about how she wants to see the unemployment rate increase to 4.5 per cent. Key points: Michele Bullock says climate change will require the RBA to reassess how best to control inflation A recent review of the RBA …
