Australian dollar
Zafar Parker on 25 years of reserve management at the Sarb
Amid evolving risk, the head of financial markets talks about the journey to excess balance transfers to the government as South Africa’s reserves rose from $20bn to $80bn
Australia hikes rates to combat inflation
RBA says price rises are result of capacity pressures, and persistent oil rally may worsen situation
More independent central banks hold fewer dollars – research
De-dollarisation benefits Singaporean and Korean currencies, while Australia’s and China’s lose out
RBA’s Hauser expects ‘significant’ rise in pension funds’ FX hedging
Deputy governor expects Australian dollar’s “natural hedge” to remain but be less relevant to funds
RBA announces private partners for wholesale tokenisation project
Central bank to issue CBDC on third-party platforms and work with Australian dollar stablecoin issuers
Riksbank reshuffles strategic asset allocation
Dollar-denominated holdings increase while euro takes backseat in new “holistic approach"
Australian indigenous nation advances with digital currency
Birri Gubba dollar to be pegged to AUD and backed by assets including carbon credits
RBA and BoK lengthen swap deal
New swap agreement will be effective for five years
Australia will not put king’s image on banknote
RBA says new design will honour indigenous people
The rise of non-SDR currency reserves
New Cofer data release may show an overall fall in FX reserves, writes Gary Smith
King Charles to appear on Bank of England notes from 2024
Other Commonwealth central banks have made little comment on changeover
Will the dollar remain the world’s reserve currency?
Bank of Russia sanctions are unlikely to undermine the US dollar’s central role in reserve portfolios. But a relative decline in US economic weight and technological innovation are benefiting other currencies
RBA raises interest rate by 50bp
Move marks a total of 125bp of increases since May
IMF blog highlights rise of ‘non-traditional’ reserve currencies
Renminbi only accounts for a quarter of the shift away from dollars
Reserve Bank of Australia launches A$100bn in new QE
Australian central bank surprises analysts with easing measure, despite more hopeful macroeconomic forecast
New Isda ‘fallbacks’ critical to making Libor transition a ‘non-event’
New protocol and supplement offer a transition away from Libor rates in 2021, despite CFTC saying 2,400 companies still exposed and Fed extending some US libor contracts until mid-2023
Australia’s central bank considering FX interventions, says Debelle
RBA is evaluating additional monetary policy tools, deputy governor says
RBA and Bank of Korea expand local currency swap agreement
The initial deal was signed in 2014 and has been renewed every three years
Australian central bank takes ‘responsibilty’ for banknote spelling mistake
Typographical error on the 50-dollar note went unnoticed for six months
Hurdles remain for euro as international reserve currency
Dollar’s incumbency, institutional deficiencies and rise of the renminbi hamper the euro’s progress
Australian payments upgrade eases emergency payments – RBA deputy governor
New payments platform speeds payments between government agencies, Boulton says