The government’s policies have been focused on spending and encouraging Australians to borrow more, driving strong credit growth. The impact of this approach is that the more indebted Australian’s are, the harder it is for the RBA to increase interest rates.
Darren Langer and Chris Rands discuss whether Australia could fall into a potential debt trap of low growth, low-interest rates, and no inflation if the RBA gets it wrong.
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Listen to the full podcast series:
- Podcast 1: The Rate Debate
- Podcast 2: Down, but not out
- Podcast 3: The Rate Debate Special Edition
- Podcast 4: The RBA’s buying spree
- Podcast 5: Credit crunch or crisis?
- Podcast 6: Out of step
- Podcast 7: Sting in the tale
- Podcast 8: Is Australia ready for more monetary stimulus?
- Podcast 9: Talk is cheap
- Podcast 10: Has the RBA gone too far by not going far enough?
- Podcast 11: The RBA finally unleashes the bazooka
- Podcast 12: Could house prices top 20% growth in 2021?
- Podcast 13: Could housing be the good news story for 2021?
- Podcast 14: What’s driving interest rates higher?
- Podcast 15: Is the free ride over?
- Podcast 16: Are we heading for a debt trap?
- Podcast 17: Could an increase in interest rates derail the housing market?
- Podcast 18: The market versus the RBA – is a hike before 2024 likely?
- Podcast 19: RBA sees Delta impact as a temporary phenomenon
- Podcast 20: Is the RBA banking on a rebound?
- Podcast 20: Is the RBA banking on a rebound?
- Podcast 21: Is the heat coming off the housing market?
- Podcast 22: Bond market loses confidence in the RBA’s forward guidance
- Podcast 23: The reopening trade to determine economic growth in 2022
- Podcast 24: Podcast 24: RBA ends QE and pushes back on rate hike
- Podcast 25:RBA ends QE and pushes back on rate hike
- Podcast 26: How high and how fast can rates go?
- Podcast 27: Is the RBA risking a recession to solve inflation?
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