30 Aug 2016
The challenges of a near-zero inflation world
This year the Reserve Bank has cut interest rates to record low levels, and has indicated that further cuts are possible. Is focusing solely on returning inflation to within the 1 to 3 per cent range, going to fuel house price inflation? Reserve Bank Assistant Governor and head of economics, Dr John McDermott talks to Kathryn Ryan about the challenges of a near-zero inflation world for the Reserve Bank.