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Is the RBA losing faith in monetary policy?

While we agree that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is right to conclude that monetary policy is less effective now than before the global financial crisis, we disagree with suggestions that this means there's little point in cutting interest rates further. Our view is that if your levers aren't working as well, then to get the same result you need to pull them more frequently and harder. 

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