Economics
RBA Chief Says He's Ready to Ease Again, Sees Rates Staying Low
- RBA sees some time before inflation comfortably within target
- Lowe says extended period of low rates isn’t forward guidance
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Australia’s central bank chief Philip Lowe said he’s ready to ease policy further if his back-to-back cuts fail to revive economic growth, adding households should expect “an extended period” of low interest rates.
Lowe said in a speech in Sydney Thursday that it could turn out that a combination of the consecutive rate reductions, tax cuts, higher commodity prices, a stabilizing housing market and infrastructure investment revitalize the economy and lift inflation.