Finance Investment 17/02/2025 08:52

Media Alert – CA ANZ Chief Economist Richard Holden on interest rates

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17 February 2025

MEDIA ALERT

Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) Chief Economist Professor Richard Holden is available for interviews (on request) about tomorrow’s Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rates decision.

When: Today and Tuesday 18 February, 2025

Contact: Gillian Bowen 0411 485 421 or [email protected]

Note: Professor Holden, who remains Scientia Professor of Economics at UNSW Business School, is also available to speak as CA ANZ Chief Economist on the economic impact of party policies in the lead up to, and after, the Australian Federal Election. More information on Professor Holden’s appointment as CA ANZ Chief Economist is available here.

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