Australia
Australia's RBA to deregulate credit card sector
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia Friday proposed to deregulate the country's credit card system, forcing down fees and allowing retailers to recoup costs from customers.
RBA Macfarlane says growth running at around 3 pct
AUSTRALIA - Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane said on Thursday he saw the Australian economic growth running at around three percent.
IMF Working Paper - Australian Business Cycles
RESEARCH - Key Features of Australian Business Cycles, prepared by Paul Cashin and Sam Ouliaris, International Monetary Fund, November 2001.
Australian Reserve Bank to keep tower
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has key offices in capital cities of Australia. In late 2001, it has decided to keep its Melbourne office at 60 Collins Street.
Speech by Ian Macfarlane, Governor of the RBA
SPEECH - Talk by Ian Macfarlane, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, to Australian Business Economists/ Economic Society of Australia (New South Wales Branch) Forecasting Conference Dinner, Sydney, 6 December 2001.
Reserve Bank of Australia - Official Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE - Statement by the Governor, Mr Ian MacFarlane - Monetary Policy.
Australia cuts rates as growth surges
AUSTRALIA - Australia's central bank has taken out an insurance policy against slower economic growth with a quarter-point interest rate cut to 4.25 per cent, taking rates to a 28-year low.
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.
Grenville's successor at RBA?
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Glenn Stevens is the leading candidate to succeed Stephen Grenville as deputy governor, according to sources close to the Reserve Bank central bank.
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.
Australia leaves interest rates unchanged
AUSTRALIA - Australia's central bank has opted to keep its interest rates unchanged on Wednesday despite the US Federal Reserve cutting its key overnight rates by 50 basis points to its lowest level in 40 years.
Australian economy stronger than US - Costello
AUSTRALIA - Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said Wednesday that a decision by the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates steady after its board meeting Tuesday isn't surprising given the country is in the midst of an election campaign.
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.