Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
Charles Goodhart on inflation targets, financial stability and the role of money
LSE professor says AIT a mistake, independence under threat amid inflation surge and climate stress tests unconvincing
RBA cancels market operations due to outage
Issue at third-party provider impacted central bank and several commercial banks
Fed extends nine dollar swap lines to year’s end
Federal Reserve established liquidity arrangements with foreign partners at start of pandemic
RBA should improve RTGS risk management – internal report
Australian central bank’s payments division says it is concentrating on upgrading cyber resilience
Financial sector still a headache for central bank modellers
Macro-financial links are difficult to integrate into key models. But some central banks are making breakthroughs
Are we entering the polymer age?
CCL Secure explores the security and anti-counterfeit benefits of polymer banknote technology. As this developing technology reveals its advantages over traditional paper-based banknotes, could we soon see a shift in the status quo in polymer’s favour?
Communication needs to be adapted for different audiences – RBA research
Producing information in different formats may improve success of economic communication
Australia, Canada and New Zealand form network for indigenous inclusion
Ottawa will host symposium on indigenous economics later this year
RBA opened banknote contingency site during pandemic
Strength of banknote demand during pandemic was ‘unprecedented’, RBA bulletin says
RBA boosts bond-buying to defend yield curve target
Governor says the central bank can increase purchases further if needed
Evidence of central bank research bias is ‘mixed’ – RBA paper
Results contrast with another recent study that found bias in research on QE
Reserve Bank of Australia launches A$100bn in new QE
Australian central bank surprises analysts with easing measure, despite more hopeful macroeconomic forecast
Australian Senate axes plans to ban cash usage above $10,000
Controversial bill threatened to jail those conducting large cash transactions
Guy Debelle on the future of the FX Global Code
Code’s creators considering updates to sections on last look and pre-hedging
Big tech poses a risk to competition in payments – RBA’s Lowe
Regulation has not adapted to advances in technology, governor says
RBA board not expecting to raise rates for three years – Lowe
Australian central bank leaves rates unchanged as governor forecasts unemployment will fall slowly
Big variation in shortest- and longest-lived banknotes
Average lifespans range from 0.6 years to 20 years, with number of denominations playing key role
RBA cuts rate and ramps up yield curve control
Economy is rebounding but central bank is worried about high unemployment
RBA announces wholesale CBDC project
Australia’s central bank partners with ConsenSys and local banks for proof of concept
Business failures will impact bank balance sheets – RBA’s Bullock
Central bank forecasts volume of business failures to rise with the removal of support
RBA sees no immediate need for retail CBDC
Head of payments policy discusses trade-offs involved in issuance
Unemployment is a national priority, says RBA’s Lowe
Central bank’s latest data shows unemployment at 7.5%
Australia’s central bank considering FX interventions, says Debelle
RBA is evaluating additional monetary policy tools, deputy governor says
RBA reserves decline sharply during Covid-19 crisis
Official reserves declined from $46.7 billion in March to $33.5 billion in August