Philip Lowe: Opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Opening statement by Mr Philip Lowe, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Sydney, 24 February 2017.
* * * Chair Members of the Committee Thank you for the opportunity to appear today to explain how we see the Australian economy as well as to discuss some of the work we have been doing at the Reserve Bank. At the equivalent hearing a year ago, the tone of the global economy was pretty sombre.