Philip Lowe
Pick-up in inflation to take ‘a little longer’ than expected – RBA’s Lowe
Inflation expected to reach 2.25% in 2020
Second round of 2019 Central Banking awards winners revealed
Winners include Warren Coats, St Louis Fed, Bank of Israel, RBA and National Bank of Ukraine
Staff from Australian central bank subsidiary convicted of bribery
RBA officials oversaw boards while crimes committed
Australia to launch new $50 note
Successful transition to new $5 and $10 notes opened door for most circulated note
RBA governor welcomes housing market slowdown
Lowe says slower credit growth is “positive”, as wider economy heats up
Australian central bank holds rates, but governor warns of future rises
Board members confident about effects of tighter Fed policy and possible trade disputes
Fed may have to speed up rate rises, Australian governor warns
Philip Lowe says fiscal stimulus could lead to US inflation growing faster than expected
RBA trims inflation projections on low wage growth
Weaker outlook leads RBA to cut CPI forecasts to 1.75% in December 2018 from 2.25%
Australia’s labour market is tightening, governor says
Australia’s labour market is tightening, governor says, but higher wages are only evident in ‘certain pockets’ of the market
‘Low for long’ endangers stability, warns BIS committee
Some banks could face solvency issues if faced with a “snapback”, warns Philip Lowe
People: BIS appoints RBA’s Lowe to succeed Dudley on financial system committee
Lowe will chair committee charged with financial stability; IMF gets new media chief; and more
Leading governors analyse evolving inflation-employment relationship
Powell, Draghi, Lowe and Kuroda assess causes keeping wage growth low across the world
RBA minutes drop hawkish language
Minutes of June meeting appear to contrast with recent remarks by governor Philip Lowe
RBA unlikely to hike in short term on low inflation – governor
Current wage growth insufficient to hit inflation target on a sustained basis
Strike halts Australian banknote production
Unions reject 2% offer and point to governor’s call for higher wage increases
Lowe says RBA is closely monitoring China’s shadow banks
Interconnections mean trouble in Chinese markets would likely spill into Australia, governor says
Intellectual property investment fuelling growth in Australia – Lowe
RBA governor says lack of growth in “tangible assets” is turning investment towards the information technology market
Australia’s real-time payment system goes live to the public
System built by Swift will process payments in less than a minute and will utilise new PayID technology; Osko is first application launched on new platform
Wage growth refuses to budge, RBA’s Lowe says
Governor notes employment levels have improved and will continue to improve over the policy horizon, but wage growth continues to disappoint
RBA’s Lowe discusses potential electronic Aussie dollar
Financial stability risk and reforms holding back provision of digital currency at the moment, says RBA governor, but clearing and settlement could be future use case
RBA cuts forecasts as inflation disappoints
The Reserve Bank of Australia expects to undershoot its inflation target for another year
People: Haldane keeps his MPC seat; new FSB chairs appointed
BoE’s chief economist Haldane keeps his MPC seat for another term; new FSB chairs picked as Norman Chan and European deputies step down; and more
Wage growth remains a concern for Australia – Lowe
Governor warns low wage growth is hindering household consumption; there are some signs the labour market is recovering, with employment growth registering stronger in recent months
Macro-pru can offer ‘breathing space’ for Australian housing
Apra’s actions “will not address pressures”, but will provide “breathing space” as they should lessen the amplification of house prices, says RBA’s Lowe