Australiens økonomi ventes at falde med ca. 10 pct. i første halvår, siger centralbanken. Nedturen slår stærkest igennem i juni. Det indikerer, at nedturen i de corona-ramte lande bliver hårdere og af længere varighed, end mange prognoser tyder på. Centralbanken advarer folk mod at tro, at der kommer en hurtig genopretning.
Uddrag fra Fidelity/Reuters:
Australia’s economy to shrink 10% in first half of 2020 – RBA Governor
Australia’s economic output is likely to fall by around 10% in the first half of 2020, with most of this decline taking place in the June quarter due to the hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, the central banker governor said on Tuesday.
The unemployment rate is likely to be around 10% by June, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe said. It was 5.2% in March.
“Whatever the timing of the recovery, when it does come, we should not be expecting that we will return quickly to business as usual,” Lowe said in a speech broadcast live on the RBA’s website.
“Rather, the twin health and economic emergencies that we are experiencing now will cast a shadow over our economy for some time to come.”
