But given the topic of this summit and the potential link to http://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2018/sp-ag-2018-02-20.html  1/14  21/02/2018  Household Indebtedness and Mortgage Stress | Speeches | RBA  financial stability, I am going to focus in this talk on household mortgage debt and the potential for financial stress resulting from this. What is Financial Stress? Definitions of financial stress are many and varied.
At that point I could deliver the factual message off by heart, but the interest in the colour of my jacket came as a surprise. Following the euro introduction the Bank was subject to some criticism in the press, notably in respect of the possible inflationary effects. The idea quickly took hold that the euro had made life more expensive.