Australian dollar
RBA unveils details of new banknote programme
Reserve Bank of Australia releases details of plans to improve security features on its polymer banknotes. Scandal-hit Note Printing Australia to produce the new bills
Czech National Bank shifts reserves away from euro
Annual report shows decision was taken to hold Australian dollars as part of foreign currency reserves; swapped part of euro holdings for the Australian currency
Cheques secure place in Australian payments system
Australian Payments Clearing Association finds no reason to consider closing the cheque clearing system in Australia
Aussie demand surges following recent RBA rate cut
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to cut interest rates on May 1 led to a sharp fall in the Australian dollar, but has also caused an uptick in demand for the currency, according to FX traders and strategists in the region
Reserve managers cling to the dollar but shun the euro, CBP survey finds
Central banks have reduced their euro reserve holdings and looked to diversify into non-traditional currencies due to ongoing eurozone tumult finds annual Central Banking Publications survey
Order flows are strong indicator of forex movement: Norges Bank paper
Norges Bank study shows order flows in Asian and Australasian countries are a strong indicator of potential exchange rate movements
RBA cuts rates on weak global growth outlook
Reserve Bank of Australia drops interest rates by 25 basis points as inflation outlook improves and concerns over recovery in global demand mounts
Aussie dollar gains result in $4.78 billion loss for central bank
Reserve Bank of Australia records massive loss during 12 months to June due to decline in valuation of foreign asset reserves
Dallas Fed paper identifies sizeable asymmetries in FX and bond markets
Dallas Federal Reserve paper highlights asymmetries between returns of government bond and exchange rates
Reserve Bank of Fiji reports $11.8m profit
Rise in value of foreign exchange reserves spurs $11.8m profit at Reserve Bank of Fiji in 2010; all profits transferred to capital Suva
Monetary policy and the Australian-Kiwi exchange rate: RBNZ paper
Reserve Bank of New Zealand research finds Australian dollar-New Zealand dollar exchange rate incompatible with uncovered interest rate parity after official cash rate adoption
RBNZ: Australian economy strongly influences NZ dollar
Reserve Bank of New Zealand study finds evidence of large spillover effects from Australian economy on New Zealand dollar
Strong dollar sees RBA book record A$3.8 billion hit
Reserve Bank of Australia reports biggest ever loss of A$3.8 billion as foreign exchange reserves slide on domestic currency strength
RBNZ reports NZ$111m loss
Reserve Bank of New Zealand makes loss after appreciation in New Zealand dollar, slashes dividend payment to government
RBNZ: carry trade reversed depreciation in NZD
Reserve Bank of New Zealand study shows high yielding currencies gradually offset declines in New Zealand dollar during crisis
Australia’s Battellino stresses importance of floating exchange rate
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says floating exchange rate regime helped dissipate external shocks to economy
Venezuela cracks down on “parallel” currency market
Venezuelan government stops trading in foreign government bonds in bid to stifle unofficial currency markets; plans for central bank to provide central platform
US debt ratio drives international exchange rates: Bank of Canada
A Bank of Canada paper posits that the debt to GDP ratio in the US and commodity prices have great impact on bilateral exchange rates
RBA chalks up half century
Australia's central bank turns fifty
The looming crisis in international payments
Central bank holders of dollar balances face the prospect of massive further losses as the United States adjusts its external payments through a necessary fall in the dollar.