• Low rates are entirely appropriate
  • Low rates encouraging investors to search for yield
  • Low rates without pick up in real investment creates potential for new risks
  • Monetary policy has limits when it comes to improving investment climate
  • Very low global rates to persist for some time yet

RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe speaking at a conference about “Investing in a low interest rate world”, something a lot of people should probably get used to.

AUD/USD falls 6 pips below 0.8800 as Lowe makes clear that rates aren’t going up anytime soon in his corner of the world.

Philip Lowe gives a back hand slap to rate rises

Philip Lowe gives a back hand slap to rate rises