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Speech – Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
19 July 2022
Deputy Governor Michele Bullock is giving a speech today – ‘How are Households Placed for Interest Rate Increases?‘ – to the Economic Society of Australia (Queensland Branch) in Brisbane. [This address is being broadcast live](https://events.rba.gov.au/link/id/zzzz62d61f706d569371Pzzzz61358c86a728c671/page.html).
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On balance… I would conclude that as a whole they are in a fairly good position. The sector as a whole has large liquidity buffers, most households have substantial equity in their housing assets and lending standards in recent years have been more prudent and built in larger buffers for interest rate increases.
– Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
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