Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
RBA's Lowe on financial cycles
Proposals for banks to accumulate capital buffers in the good times might help smooth out the swings in the credit cycle, said Philip Lowe, an assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
RBA looking to lower rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia has reiterated that it will soon cut its key rate, now at a 12-year high, on signs that high borrowing costs are now curbing domestic demand.
RBA holds but hints cut to come soon
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates at a 12-year high for the fifth-straight month on Tuesday but suggested that it could soon lower borrowing costs.
Australia's PM: banks must pass on RBA cuts
Kevin Rudd, Australia's prime minister, has urged the nation's banks to pass on the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate cuts to consumers.
Rates restraining demand: RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia's rate-setting board believes rates, which it has held at a 12-year high of 7.25% since March, are beginning to restrain demand.
Community banks can thrive: RBA's Stevens
A role still exists for the community banking model, says Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Interest rates in inflation-targeting countries
A new paper from the Reserve Bank of Australia examines whether long-term nominal interest rates in inflation-targeting economies are determined abroad.
RBA publishes payment systems reform responses
The Reserve Bank of Australia has released the public responses to its latest review of the reform of Australia's payments system.
RBA's Debelle on open market operations
The market turmoil of recent months makes it an opportune time give a speech on how Australia's central bank conducts its open market operations, said Guy Debelle, the assistant governor for financial markets at the country's Reserve Bank.
RBA on why central banks tend towards Fed-set rate
Research by the Reserve Bank of Australia has uncovered why long-term nominal interest rates in a number of inflation-targeting small open economies have tended to be highly correlated with those of the United States.
Payment systems need more competition: RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia remains concerned about the competitiveness of the country's payments system, despite improvements, said Philip Lowe, the assistant governor responsible for the financial system at the central bank.
Former RBA governor calls for inflation re-think
Bernie Fraser, a former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), says the central bank might have to re-think its use of interest rates to combat inflation if food and fuel prices continue to rise.
RBA suggests settlement system improvements
The Reserve Bank of Australia has unveiled a series of recommendations aimed at improving the settlement process of, and broader market functioning for, Australian equities.
Inflation targeting a dangerous fad, says Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia University professor, has panned inflation targeting as a "fad" that could lead to economic disaster.
Discomfort over inflation led RBA to hold
Despite signs that domestic demand is weakening, Reserve Bank of Australia opted to leave rates at a 12-year high of 7.25% in May on the back of "uncomfortably high" inflation figures.
RBA appoints new assistant governor
The Reserve Bank of Australia has promoted Keith Hall to the position of assistant governor responsible for banking and payments.
Uncertainty makes rate path unclear: RBA
The overall impact of a number of opposing economic forces on demand and inflation in Australia is subject to considerable uncertainty, the country's Reserve Bank noted.
RBA's Broadbent wins third term
Jillian Broadbent, the only woman on the Reserve Bank of Australia's nine-strong rate-setting board, is to serve a third five-year term.
Australia leaves rates at 12-year high
The Reserve Bank of Australia left rates at 7.25% - their highest level since April 2006.
RBA's Stevens on the future of liquidity provision
It is likely that arrangements for providing liquidity will continue to be discussed, said Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Assessing Australian asset-backed commercial paper
The reason for the superior performance of the Australian asset-backed commercial paper market compared with the United States lies in the specification of conduits, a Reserve Bank of Australia paper finds.
Australia considered bigger rise
Minutes from the February board meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia show that the central bank considered raising its cash target by a bigger margin than the quarter percentage point rise announced on 5 February.
Dynamic pricing and imperfect common knowledge
This paper by Kristoffer Nimark of the Reserve Bank of Australia introduces private information into the dynamic pricing decision of firms in an otherwise standard new Keynesian model by adding an idiosyncratic component to firms' marginal costs.
RBA deputy examines causes of credit expansion
An increase in household borrowing has led to the latest boom in lending lasting longer than previous periods of credit expansion, according to Ric Battelino, the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.