The RBA will today decide whether it will raise interest rates to combat a growing inflation problem, but is it the best response? Thomas Hunter spoke to a group of Australia’s leading economists.
Inflation problem
Where was Ken Henry’s straight talking on inflation?
Former NSW auditor general Tony Harris had a fascinating column in The AFR this morning which suggest the Federal Treasury was other bullied or cajoled into hiding its real views on inflation before the election, writes Stephen Mayne.
Kohler: an interest rate rise spells danger
It will be quite astonishing to see rates go up tomorrow in the face of a US recession and global economic slowdown, writes Alan Kohler.
