Australia's central bank sees long road to full recovery
Reuters
Published Nov 24, 2020 03:38
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The outlook for the Australian economy remains very uncertain and it will take a long time to reach pre-pandemic levels of output, despite the positive news on coronavirus vaccines, a top central banker said on Tuesday.
Answering questions after a speech, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Guy Debelle also emphasised that the unemployment rate needed to be a "fair bit" lower to generate needed growth in wages and inflation.
Debelle said the RBA's shift to quantitative easing by buying longer-dated government bonds had worked to lower the local dollar, which was a boost to domestic demand and employment.
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