Andrew Hauser’s baptism of fire in the Reserve Bank hot seat
In a wide-ranging conversation with Capital Brief, the Reserve Bank deputy governor reflects on lessons from crisis, reform and his rocky start in Australia.
It’s hard to tell when Andrew Hauser is about to crack a joke or deliver a piercing insight into the economy.
“RBA 10, Bank of England nil,” the Oxford-educated Reserve Bank deputy governor quips, laughing when asked to compare his experiences at the two central banks. “How do I shamelessly play to the audience?”
This sense of humour must be helpful for Hauser, who has endured a baptism of fire in recent months — finding himself in a new country, wrangling a high-stakes job and navigating sharp media scrutiny.
In a wide-ranging interview with Capital Brief at the RBA’s temporary headquarters in Chifley Square, Sydney, Hauser tackled big economic questions with a mix of rapid-fire analysis and self-deprecating humour.
