Philip Lowe is the governor of the Reserve Bank. By all accounts, he is a conventional person who’s been pushed by the economy to make unconventional choices. Mike Seccombe on how rate cuts no longer stimulate growth, and how Lowe’s office became political.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

Background reading:

Philip Lowe and Australia’s economy in The Saturday Paper.

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Philip Lowe is the governor of the Reserve Bank. By all accounts, he is a conventional person who’s been pushed by the economy to make unconventional choices. Mike Seccombe on how rate cuts no longer stimulate growth, and how Lowe’s office became political.Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.Background reading:<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy/2019/09/14/philip-lowe-and-australias-economy/15683832008778">Philip Lowe and Australia’s economy</a> in The Saturday Paper.<a href="https://thesaturdaypaper.com.au">The Saturday Paper</a><a href="themonthly.com.au">The Monthly</a>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="7ampodcast.com.au">7ampodcast.com.au</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Philip Lowe is the governor of the Reserve Bank. By all accounts, he is a conventional person who’s been pushed by the economy to make unconventional choices. Mike Seccombe on how rate cuts no longer stimulate growth, and how Lowe’s office became polit...

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