Australia
RBA upbeat but says U.S. still main risk
Australia's central bank painted a cautious picture of the economy on Feb 12, 2001, saying domestic growth had slowed and much depended on the outlook for the United States. Less than a week after slashing official interest rates by half a percentage…
Aussie stays lumped with euro despite decisive RBA
Proactive policy action by the Reserve Bank failed to give the Australian dollar much of a lift on Feb. 7, 2001 with the unit undermined against the U.S. dollar by weakness in the euro and flows towards the yen. The half point rate cut by the RBA had…
Australia's central bank supported A$, worst over
Australia's central bank intervened to support the local dollar to the tune of A$860 million in November as the currency plumbed record lows, the Reserve Bank said on Dec 21.
PNG should adopt the Aust dollar, says expert
Papua New Guinea should adopt the Australian dollar to ensure economic stability, an expert on developing Asia Pacific economies advised today.
A$ bounces back from record lows
The Australian dollar bounced back from this week's record lows against the US dollar on Wednesday, buoyed by talk of central bank support in the options market.
Australian dollar falls to 17 year low
The tide of global foreign exchange markets has turned against the Australian dollar again with the local currency falling to a record 17 year low.
Evolution of the Reserve Bank of Australia
In its annual report published this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia in a one-off special feature takes a historical look at the development of the RBA over the last 40 years. It looks at the changing function of the RBA, and how this is reflected…
Reserve Bank of Australia - Annual Report 1999
ANNUAL REPORT - The Reserve Bank of Australia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 1999.
Speech by Stephen Grenville of the RBA
SPEECH - Speech by Stephen Grenville, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia to CEDA Gold Series Dinner, held in Sydney on 29 June 2000.