Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
Reserve Bank of Australia - Official Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE - Statement by the Governor, Mr Ian MacFarlane - Monetary Policy.
Australian reserve bank hawks prime office space
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is to lease out 6,000sq m of office space at its Martin Place, Sydney office.
Speech by David Gruen of the RBA
SPEECH - Speech by David Gruen, Head of Economic Research at the Reserve Bank of Australia at the 2001 Comview Conference of the Victorian Commercial Teachers Association, Melbourne, 27 November.
Banks deal with coin shortage in Australia
AUSTRALIA - Banks in some parts of Australia are experiencing coin shortages. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which recently implemented a new coin distribution system, blames the shortfall on teething problems with the new system.
Bank's rising star tipped to back rate cut
AUSTRALIA - Long serving central banker Glenn Stevens is the emerging frontrunner to become new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia - and his first decision is likely to be for another cut in interest rates.
RBA Bulletin - November 2001
REPORT - The Reserve Bank of Australia has published its November 2001 Bulletin, Measuring the Real Exchange Rate.
Speech by Stephen Grenville of the RBA
SPEECH - Talk by Stephen Grenville, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia to the Australian National University Conference on Regional Financial Arrangements in East Asia, Canberra - 12-13 November 2001.
Australia's res bank updates banks on terror links
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia Friday updated financial institutions on the people identified by the United Nations and the U.S. as linked to terrorism.
Monetary policy report from the RBA
REPORT - Statement on Monetary Policy from the Reserve Bank of Australia, November 2001.
Australia's 'empty' economic agenda
AUSTRALIA - On its first working day after its re-election at the weekend, Australia's government was handed an upbeat assessment of the economy from the central bank, after a campaign that lacked almost any debate on the issue.
Glenn Stevens tipped as new RBA dep gov
ARTICLE - Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Glenn Stevens is the clear favorite among a small field of contenders to fill the shoes of Deputy Governor Stephen Grenville, who retires 30 November.
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin - October 2001
REPORT - The Reserve Bank of Australia has published its regular monthly bulletin for October, Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia.
RBA buys a net $778 mln in forex market, September
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia bought a net $A778 million in its foreign exchange market transactions in September, according to figures in its monthly bulletin.
Speech by Glenn Stevens of the RBA
SPEECH - Speech at the Economic Society of Australia (Victorian Branch) Forecasting Conference, Melbourne, 10 October, by Glenn Stevens, Assistant Governor, Economic Group, Reserve Bank of Australia.
Australia RBA Stevens cautious on monetary policy
AUSTRALIA - Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Glenn Stevens struck a cautious note on monetary policy in a speech given on Wednesday, indicating that the actual level of interest rates is more important than changes in rates.
Australia RBA undertakes 2nd round of dealing
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia said Friday 28 September it will undertake a second round of dealing in the money market in order to improve liquidity.
VISA attacks RBA credit card plan
AUSTRALIA - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) plans to regulate credit card interchange fees have come under attack from Visa International.
Reserve Bank of Australia - Press release
PRESS RELEASE - Statement by the governor, Mr Ian MacFarlane - Monetary Policy 5 September.
Australia lowers interest rates
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia sliced interest rates by one-quarter percentage point on 5 September to offset weakening global economic activity and despite higher-than-forecast inflation.
Bank charges given support by Australian study
AUSTRALIA - A study by Macquarie University claims that banks are justified in charging high service fees.
Credit card growth blamed for spiralling debt
AUSTRALIA - The proliferation of credit cards has contributed to the bad management of personal debt, according to NRMA Building Society research.
Paper - Reserve Bank of Australia 2001 Conference
RESEARCH - A paper titled 'Setting Monetary Policy in East Asia: Goals, Developments and Institutions' was presented at the RBA's 2001 conference, Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia.
Paper - Reserve Bank of Australia 2001 Conference
RESEARCH - A paper titled 'A Monetary Union in Asia? Some European Lessons' was presented at the RBA's 2001 conference, Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia.
Costello taps Warwick McKibbin for RBA board
AUSTRALIA - Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said today, 26 July, he appointed academic Warwick McKibbin as a member of the Reserve Bank of Australia's board.