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After a hectic first week for the new parliament, Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about Jacqui Lambie's role in helping pass the government's tax cuts, and a further cut to interest rates - now 1%.
Philip Lowe is on the cusp of permanently changing Australia. He stands a good chance of being one of the best governors since the first, who ushered in the goal of full employment.
The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate to a new low of 1%, reflecting continuing concern over the slow economy.
By himself, Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe may not be able to keep us out of recession.
The Conversation's distinguished panel predicts unusually weak growth, dismal spending, no improvement in either unemployment or wage growth, and an increased chance of recession.
There's nothing unusual about quantitative easing. Our biggest mistake would be to be to wait.
Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
The Reserve Bank cut interest rates on Tuesday because we weren't spending or pushing up prices at the rate it wanted. On Wednesday we might find things are worse than it thought.
Combined, APRA and the Reserve Bank are about to give households on $150,000 up to $120,000 more borrowing power.
Expect two more interest rate cuts, but they mightn't be enough.
The Reserve Bank has adjusted rates in previous election campaigns, but it needs to have a very, very, good reason.
Inflation has barely been within the Governor Philip Lowe's target band his entire time in office. Zero inflation means he should cut now, before the election.
Rates might need to be cut urgently, and because things are good. Governor Lowe has signalled he won't wait.
The Reserve Bank's inflation target seems out of date in a world of ultra low inflation. So why is Governor Lowe persisting with it?
The Conversation has assembled a forecasting team of 19 academic economists from 12 universities across six states. Together, they assign a 25% probability to a recession within two years.
Prices are off, but from unprecedented highs. It could be a one-time adjustment.
Floating the dollar 35 years ago was a leap into the unknown. Here's how it has served us well.
It is thought that it doesn't help much to cut official interest rates toward or beyond zero, and maybe it doesn't, but new research suggests the answer has a lot to do with the housing market.
The mere possibility of online competition is restraining prices offline.
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