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31 January 2008

The role of the Reserve Bank

The Reserve Bank is likely to raise interest rates when it meets on Tuesday -- which may lend support to the Prime Minister's war on inflation. But Australia now faces record levels of domestic debt and some economists are forecasting a recession in the US. So where to for the Australian economy, and is it possible to inoculate ourselves against the negative effects of a spreading global recession?


Presenter

Paul Barclay