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RBA lifts interest rate by another 0.25% on 7th November 2023
Economic Video, Housing, News, The Australian Economy | 7th November 2023Saul speaks to the ABC’ Joe O’Brien about the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to lift its cash rate by another 0.25 percentage points on 7th November.
Inflation Rate
Economic Video, News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy | 30th March 2023Saul talks to Sky News Australia’s Ashleigh Gillon about the latest CPI on 30th March 2023
The Risk of Recession
Economic Video, News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy | 10th August 2022Saul talks to Eureka Report’s Alan Kohler about the risks of Australia’s economy falling into recession as interest rates rise here and abroad.
Treasurer’s Ministerial Statement on the Economy
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy | 31st July 2022Saul talks to Laura Tingle, Chief Political Correspondent for ABC-TV’s flagship current affairs program “7:30”, about the Treasurer’s Ministerial Statement on the Economy on 28th July.
June quarter inflation figures
News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy | 28th July 2022Saul talks to ABC Radio National “Drive” presenter Andy Park about the June quarter inflation figures and their implications for interest rates and the Australian economy, 27th July 2022
Consumer prices surge to 21-year high
Economic Policies, News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy | 27th July 2022Saul Eslake talks to SBS’ Ricardo Gonçalves about about the June quarter CPI data which showed Australia’s annual ‘headline’ inflation rate reaching at 31½ -year high of 6.1%
The risks of recessions in Europe, the US and Australia
Economic Policies, News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 13th July 2022Saul talks to Alan Kohler about the risks of recessions in Europe, the US and Australia stemming from the combination of sharply higher energy prices and higher interest rates, 13th July 2022. And now, here’s Saul Eslake, independent economist. Well, Saul, is it even possible for Australia to have a recession with the labour […]
What the Reserve Bank is trying to achieve now
Economic Policies, News, Recent Media Interview, The Australian Economy | 22nd June 2022Saul talks to ABC Radio National’s “RN Breakfast” presenter Patricia Karvelas about what the Reserve Bank is trying to achieve now that it is raising interest rates sooner and more quickly than it had foreshadowed throughout last year.