Articles by Bill Evans
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17/05/2021 10:39 am
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12/04/2021 12:00 pm
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07/04/2021 10:16 am
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08/03/2021 11:25 am
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20/01/2021 4:33 pm
April 2021
January 2021
December 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
April 2020
March 2020
- RBA and Commonwealth Treasury announce initiatives to support financial system: Bill Evans
- Westpac revise 2020 forecasts, deeper recession and 7% unemployment: Bill Evans
- RBA to cut cash rate to record low 0.25% and announce QE: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Westpac cuts growth forecasts for 2020
- RBA will cut again in April for the same reason as March cut: Westpac's Bill Evans
- RBA to cut rates at March and April meetings: Westpac's Bill Evans
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
- RBA will cut cash rate to 0.25% by June 2020: Bill Evans
- Ideas for unconventional monetary policy: Bill Evans
- Westpac's Leading Index remains below trend
- RBA minutes signal that the Board is in "monitoring" mode: Bill Evans
- RBA openly discusses the risks from very low rates: Bill Evans
- The Government should bring forward the personal tax cuts to boost demand in 2020: Bill Evans
- RBA stays on hold, signals on hold in December as well: Bill Evans
- RBA on hold in November, 2020 growth and inflation forecasts unchanged: Bill Evans
October 2019
- Options for effective Quantitative Easing strategy for the RBA: Bill Evans
- Policy debate hinges around risks of ultra low interest rates: Bill Evans
- Economic growth likely to remain below current RBA forecast: Bill Evans
- The RBA minutes make a strong case for lower rates: Bill Evans
- Consumer sentiment drops to four year low: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Low chance of follow up rate cut in November: Bill Evans
September 2019
- Westpac's Bill Evans confirms October 1 rate cut forecast
- Case for RBA October rate cut intact: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Australia's record recession free run looks set to continue: Bill Evans
- Sydney and Melbourne's nascent recovery may already be starting to dampen buyer enthusiasm: Bill Evans
- RBA slightly more downbeat, October likely the next cut: Bill Evans
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
- Cyclical jobs are slowing, complicating the RBA’s employment puzzle: Bill Evans
- Building approvals lift the Leading Index, but negative growth rate continues: Bill Evans
- RBA Board minutes set out the conditions for a rate cut: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Australian dollar holds as commodities remain stable: Bill Evans
- Westpac consumer sentiment shows the Budget has been well received
- Why one small change could signal a big shift in the RBA's thinking: Bill Evans
March 2019
February 2019
December 2018
November 2018
- Balanced set of RBA minutes, but confidence indicated from the Board: Bill Evans
- Mixed signals on housing but adjustment process seems likely to have further to run: Bill Evans
- Solid lift in consumer sentiment: Bill Evans
- RBA wrong to rely on small wealth effect given ongoing falls in house prices: Bill Evans
- RBA will be surprised with slowdown in economy: Westpac's Bill Evans
- RBA will stick to positive forecasts but risks are mounting: Bill Evans
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
- Falling property prices to create headwinds for growth: Bill Evans
- Overly hopeful RBA board minutes contain few surprises: Bill Evans
- Westpac expects RBA cash rate to remain on hold until 2021: Bill Evans
- RBA's inflation expectations may be anchored despite official target: Bill Evans
- Consumer optimism fades, but housing sentiment rises: Bill Evans
- RBA remains on hold; with no apparent change in sentiment: Bill Evans
May 2018
April 2018
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
May 2017
April 2017
- Employment and housing "warrant careful monitoring"- rate changes still very unlikely
- Rising household debt risks but no timely measure of the effective threat: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Economy in no shape to deal with higher rates: Westpac's Bill Evans
- RBA holds rates steady, more concerned about the labour market: Bill Evans
March 2017
February 2017
November 2016
- Trump needs to find balance between infrastructure and tax priorities: Westpac's Bill Evans
- No chance of a policy move from RBA in December: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Reserve Bank minutes highlight uncertainty around the labour market, housing: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Consumer sentiment dips a little, Christmas spending plans disappoint: Westpac's Bill Evans
September 2016
March 2016
February 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
- RBA still on hold next week: Westpac's Bill Evans
- RBA on hold in November despite banks’ rate hikes: Westpac's Bill Evans
- RBA may react to tighter financial conditions: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Consumer sentiment increased by 4.2%, but a little short in October: Westpac's Bill Evans
- Governor’s recent statement discourages November rate move: Westpac's Bill Evans