Australia
WGC reaffirms, central banks should not sell gold
AUSTRALIA - The World Gold Council is continuing to ask European central banks to leave their reserves alone rather than putting quantities of gold up for auction, WGC managing director Robert Weinberg said Tuesday.
Inflation Targeting and the Inflation Process
RESEARCH - Reserve Bank of Australia Research Discussion Paper - Inflation Targeting and the Inflation Process: Some Lessons from an Open Economy by Guy Debelle and Jenny Wilkinson, Published in January 2002.
Speech by Ian Macfarlane, Governor, RBA, 4 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The Australian Economy: Past, Present and Future' Macfarlane said the central bank was under no pressure to rush a move on interest rates, seeking to dampen market speculation of an imminent rate rise.
Aus PM welcomes RBA decision not to raise rates
AUSTRALIA - Prime Minister John Howard has welcomed the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision not to increase interest rates at its meeting today.
Australia's RBA leaves rates unchanged at 4.25 pct
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia Wednesday left interest rates unchanged following its April board meeting, despite expectations in some circles that it would begin the tightening cycle.
Reserve Bank of Australia - Chart Pack
REPORT - A Collection of Graphs on the Australian Economy and Financial MarketsLast updated, 28 March 2002.
Payments System Board Annual Report 2001
REPORT - The Reserve Bank of Australia's Payments System Board Annual Report 2001 was issued on 28 March.
Kabul joins queue for bank services
AUSTRALIA - Two months after John Howard promised Australian help to rebuild Afghanistan's war-ravaged central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia official chosen to advise his Afghan counterparts is still cooling his heels in Sydney, The Australian…
Speech by Ian Macfarlane, Governor, RBA, 22 Mar
SPEECH - Macfarlane's address, on 'Sir Leslie Melville: His Contribution to Central Banking in Australia', outlined Melville's role at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia when it served as both the central bank and a commercial bank.
Banks tackle RBA in new card twist
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) says the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hired a lobbyist to promote credit card reform.
Banks in fight over card fees
AUSTRALIA - Banks and credit card issuers are in disagreement with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) over credit card reforms.
RBA is losing minds in credit card battle
FEATURE - The Reserve Bank is digging itself into a hole in its new role as a consumer advocate and risks damaging its relations with the banks over its efforts to "reform" Australia's credit-card system.
Reserve Bank of Australia Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE - Reform of credit card schemes in Australia, 18 March.
Credit card advantages overlooked, RBA told
AUSTRALIA - Two leading banking industry consultants have criticised planned reforms of Australia's credit card industry.
RBA's Macfarlane to give speech on 22 March
AUSTRALIA - Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Ian Macfarlane has two speeches scheduled in coming weeks, his first public outings since December.
Australia's Macfarlane moves Reserve goal posts
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia governor advised the Australian Government against repayments of borrowed US dollars.
Speech by Glenn Stevens of the RBA, 6 March
SPEECH - Stevens said in the speech titled 'Economic Performance and Issues in 2002' that "as best as we can judge, the economy is not only continuing to expand, but has reasonable prospects of continuing to do so in the near term".
Reserve Bank of Australia Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE - Statement by the Governor, Ian MacFarlane. Australian Office of Financial Management cross currency interest rate swaps.
Gold loses its shine as banks sell, costs fall
AUSTRALIA - A third of the gold ever mined, or 30,000 tonnes, is stored in central banks around the world. The banks want to lower their reserves in favour of higher yielding investments such as bonds and currency.
Regulators not in real world, says McFarlane
AUSTRALIA - The ANZ Bank CEO, John McFarlane, has spoken out against Australia's financial regulators.
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin, February 2002
REPORT - RBA Statement on Monetary Policy, 21 February 2002.
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin, February 2002
REPORT - RBA Recent Developments in Small Business Finance, 21 February 2002.
CBA hits Reserve, playing "social policy" on cards
AUSTRALIA - On Thursday Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) attacked the Reserve Bank over its proposed credit card reforms.
Asian economies on the mend
ASIA - While many of Asia's economies are stagnating or deep in recession, anecdotal evidence emerges from Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Australia that a recovery could be under way.