Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
RBA develops more robust monetary policy model
Reserve Bank of Australia study uses sign restriction VAR models to explain exchange rate puzzle in measuring monetary policy
Australian banks demonstrate resilience says RBA
Reserve Bank of Australia Financial Stability Review shows improvement in banking sector as bank profitability returns to pre-crisis levels
Australia adds financial stability to monetary policy mandate
Australian government amends Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy remit to include financial stability
RBA appoints new head of economic research
Reserve Bank of Australia promotes deputy head of domestic markets Jonathan Kearns to head of economic research
RBA’s Stevens: monetary policy not necessarily a ‘blunt instrument’
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says monetary policy suited to guarding macroeconomic stability
RBA’s Lowe on links with China
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor notes stronger correlation between Chinese and Australian GDP
Non-government bond market recovery slow: Australia’s Debelle
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says spreads on non-government bonds remain high
Rate round-up: Canada, Peru hike as Sarb cuts
Canada hikes rates while South Africa cuts on rising rand; continued uncertainty in global economy prompts Korea, Japan and Australia to keep rates steady
Australia's Debelle on risk and uncertainty
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says investors did not understand difference between risk and uncertainty before the crisis
Australia’s Battellino stresses importance of floating exchange rate
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says floating exchange rate regime helped dissipate external shocks to economy
Australia’s Stevens warns on dangers of over-regulation
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Glenn Stevens cautions against a return to the “intrusive” regulation seen in the United States in the 1930s
RBA minutes: inflation hits new low
Minutes of Reserve Bank of Australia’s August meeting show inflation fell to three year low in July
Cross-border collateral may alleviate dollar funding strains: Emeap
Executives’ Meeting of East Asia Pacific Central Banks says crisis revealed shortcomings in regional money markets; swaps deals, cross-border collateral could alleviate some problems
RBA’s Stevens: Economic downturn will have long lasting implications
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says financial crisis will have longer lasting impacts to advanced economies
RBA rate hold linked to European stability concerns
Minutes of Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate meeting show developments in Europe led board to keep rates flat
East Asian, Pacific governors set for 15th annual meeting
Executives’ Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks gears up for 15th outing in Sydney; regional currency and financial stability issues to dominate agenda
Hikes in Asia as region shrugs off euro sovereign debt concerns
South Korea and Malaysia raise rates on inflation fears, Australia signals intent to continue tightening; elsewhere Riksbank tightens
RBA: standard Phillips curve better measure of inflation than New Keynesian version
Reserve Bank of Australia study finds traditional Phillips curve model outperforms New Keynesian version in measuring inflation
RBA: Australia’s employment boom had no impact on joblessness
Reserve Bank of Australia study finds labour growth in the past decade served those outside labour force, but not unemployed skilled workers
RBA minutes show central kept rates unchanged over euro fears
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s board kept rates on hold at 4.5% amid uncertainty over Europe’s fiscal position
RBA’s Battellino: banking sector key to funding deficit
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says banks play key role in intermediating funding to economy
RBA: Australian bond market weathered financial crisis very well
Reserve Bank of Australia study shows Australia’s bond markets functioned well during the financial crisis
RBA's Stevens warns of high indebtedness in households sector
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens discusses lessons from Europe's debt crisis
Venezuela drawn into Securency scandal: report
Australian newspaper alleges that RBA offshoot paid for Vietnamese government officials to win business from Central Bank of Venezuela