Nothing in reserve: households "smashed" by rate hikes
Description
The Reserve Bank is home to the experts on monetary policy – but what happens when they get it wrong?
On this episode of Follow the Money, Greg Jericho and Matt Grudnoff join Ebony Bennett to discuss the latest GDP figures, the real drivers of inflation and how the Reserve Bank misread the state of the economy.
This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 10 September 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @GrogsGamut
Guest: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @MattGrudnoff
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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