Australia
RBA: credit card reform in Australia
Reserve Bank of Australia‘s assistant governor discusses the challenges regulators face in the market for credit card payments
RBA justifies March rate hike
Signs of revival in economic activity convinced board members to hike rates by a quarter point
IMF deputy on drivers of the Asian recovery
International Monetary Fund first deputy managing director Murillo Portugal says Australia has done well as a result of Chinese commodity demand, but must watch out for a cooling off
RBA chalks up half century
Australia's central bank turns fifty
RBA’s Lowe: approaches to financial stability vary
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Philip Lowe says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to financial resilience
RBA’s Payments System Board – Annual Report 2009
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Payments System Board says payments fraud increased
RBA – Financial Stability Review September
Sentiment among Australian households and businesses has improved considerably says the Reserve Bank of Australia in its latest Financial Stability Review
Credit measurement in a changing world
Reserve Bank of Australia presents its approach to measuring credit and non-intermediated debt flows
Australian funds hedge half their foreign assets
Reserve Bank of Australia investigates the level of currency hedging by domestic managed funds
RBA upholds interchange fee freeze
Reserve Bank of Australia keeps interchange fees regulate, saying industry has not sufficient progressed in increasing the competition
RBA's Stevens sees closer Sino-Australian links
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Glenn Stevens says Australia should pay close attention to China’s economy as these the countries likely to integrate stronger in the future
RBA’s Stevens welcomes “distinctly better” outlook
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Glenn Stevens updates parliament on the economic outlook
RBA’s Edey: don’t push banks into the shadows
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Malcolm Edey on getting the balance on tougher regulation right
RBA – Statement on Monetary Policy
Reserve Bank of Australia says economic conditions are improving in the latest Statement on Monetary Policy
RBA holds on signs of stabilising global economy
Reserve Bank of Australia decides to keep policy rate unchanged on signs of green shoots for both the global and domestic economy
Prices increases of manufactured goods low
Reserve Bank of Australia looks at price movement
Ian Macfarlane – a proud record
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia recalls his decade in charge which cemented inflation targeting
Inflation outlook leaves scope for RBA cuts
Members of the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate-setting board saw no pressing case for further monetary stimulus but concurred that the inflation outlook left scope for cuts if required, the minutes of this month's policy meeting show
Reserve Bank of Australia - Annual Report 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia reviewed and restructured its currency activities during 2008, says Glenn Stevens, the governor of the central bank in its latest Annual Report.
RBA's Debelle: leaning against the wind useless
There is not much to be achieved by leaning against the wind, said Guy Debelle, the assistant governor for financial markets at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
RBA hints at further easing
While it kept rates on hold for the time being, the Reserve Bank of Australia has dropped a strong hint that further rate cuts are on the way by suggesting that "scope remains for some further easing."
RBA on why it kept policy rate unchanged
The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3% as there were signs that the economic stimulus that had been applied was supporting demand, according to minutes of the May meeting.
Toxic assets must be removed: RBA's Stevens
Siphoning the toxic assets that plague banks' balance sheets is the first step in overcoming the current crisis, Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, has said.
Australia's Ellis: higher wages aided economy
One of the reasons why Australia is coping better amid the turmoil is that real earnings of average Australian workers were growing much faster than in the United States, said Luci Ellis, the head of the financial stability department at the country's…