RBA's Lowe: Growth next couple years likely stronger than recently

Ivan Delgado Independent Analyst

RBA's Governor Lowe is crossing the wires, as part of a speech on a Panel at the Australian National University's Crawford Australian Leadership Forum, noting that growth next couple of years will likely be stronger than recently.

Headlines

But econ facing some headwinds, need to watch carefully

Wage growth unusually low, avg hrs worked have fallen

Households adjusting to slower income, higher debt

Pick-up in global economy helping australia

Employment growth strengthened over recent months

China continuing to grow but there are some fault lines

Author

Ivan Delgado

Independent Analyst

Established in the Asian continent since 2009, Ivan studied a degree in Business at the University Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), while also earning a postgraduate degree in Business Administration.

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