Luci Ellis
AustraliaeconomistFemale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Luci Ellis is the chief economist at Westpac, one of Australia's largest banks. Known for her insights on economic trends and monetary policy, Ellis has been vocal about the impact of interest rates on Australian households, particularly in light of the Reserve Bank's recent decisions regarding rate cuts to alleviate financial pressures amid rising mortgage costs.
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Westpac chief economist and former RBA senior official Luci Ellis said the Reserve would not be unhappy with the fallout from the government’s budget.
RBA thinks budget tax changes will lower inflation – but not in the way Labor wantsAustralia· 2026-06-02
Luci Ellis points out that one of the main ways interest rates help to dampen inflation is through the effect they have on exchange rates.
the RBA can’t fix our inflation problemAustralia· 2026-02-06
Luci Ellis is the chief economist at Westpac who commented on the inflation data's impact on the RBA policy meeting.
Households could face double whammy on interest rates and power billsAustralia· 2026-01-26
Luci Ellis, the chief economist at Westpac, discusses the impact of AI on productivity and business operations.
For all the hype, we’re a long way from AI transforming our economyAustralia· 2025-11-23
Westpac chief economist Luci Ellis said while the timing of future rate cuts was uncertain, reductions in November, February and May appeared to be on the cards.
Australian borrowers stash away cuts instead of spendingAustralia· 2025-09-28
Luci Ellis noted the implications of Trump's actions on the independence of Fed policymaking.
Donald Trump’s battle with Lisa Cook and the Fed will leave no winnersAustralia· 2025-08-29
Luci Ellis, chief economist at Westpac, predicted a 25-basis-point cut at the Reserve Bank’s August 11-12 meeting.
Wall Street drifts lower, ASX set to dipAustralia· 2025-07-30
Allegra Spender will hold her own tax discussion with experts including Westpac chief economist and former Reserve Bank economist Luci Ellis.
Capital gains tax, negative gearing, GST changes receive lacklustre supportAustralia· 2025-07-21
Former RBA senior economist Luci Ellis started to change their call on the July meeting outcome.
How everyone got the Reserve Bank of Australia’s July rate hold predictions wrongAustralia· 2025-07-09
Luci Ellis discusses the unpredictable behavior of the Trump administration and its impact on the global economy.
Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harmAustralia· 2025-04-12Westpac chief economist Luci Ellis said the central bank could be confident that inflation, both headline and underlying, continued to point to falling price pressures.
Slow home building holding back Australia as Reserve Bank meets to consider rates cutAustralia· 2025-02-16
