Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
RBA halts asset purchases
Australian central bank maintains interest rates at 0.1%
RBA develops new method of modelling financial sector
Approach takes Martin model “beyond the existing macroeconometric frontier”, say researchers
Material world: the enduring appeal of paper banknotes
Central banks have used space-age polymers to make banknotes for decades. So why does paper remain predominant in banknote production?
BSP inks deal with Australian firm for polymer note
Note Printing Australia will produce 1000-peso banknote, circulating from next year
People: Arce to lead ECB economics directorate
SNB deputy to retire; Vanuatu names new deputy; Glenn Stevens to chair Macquarie; and more
RBA says DLT network is viable option for wholesale CBDC
Project Atom proved wholesale CBDC issued over DLT network reduced risk and improved efficiency of loan payments
People: Chilean Senate confirms board member
Plus senior appointments in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and more
Central banks’ diversity policies can only go so far – RBA’s Debelle
Policies can only go so far in reducing the inequality gap, Debelle says, while providing update on “reconciliation” plan
RBA stepping up CBDC research despite scepticism over use
Australian central bank is concerned private sector firms could dominate payments sector
Low unemployment rate will be learning experience for RBA – Lowe
Central bank maintains it will not raise rates until 2024, unless forecasts turn out “very differently”
Australia’s central bank to review banknote distribution model
Decline in transactional cash usage has led to excess capacity
RBA drops yield curve control
Lowe acknowledges messy market conditions after yields broke free late last week
People: IMF deputy managing director to leave
Mitsuhiro Furusawa to depart IMF; Brazil and Costa Rica to appoint board members; and more
Fed joins Network for Indigenous Inclusion
Australian, Canadian and NZ central banks established group earlier this year
China’s financial market at risk of ‘distress’, RBA report warns
Authorities may have to choose between market discipline and intervention to save Evergrande
Australia’s banks can weather climate risk – RBA research
Climate change will have an impact on mortgages and loan-to-value ratios, research shows
OECD urges RBA to review policy framework
Recommendation comes just weeks after governor dismissed the idea
RBA will not raise rates to cool housing market – Lowe
Governor says central bank is not responsible for fixing structural issues in the housing market
RBA delays bond purchase review until 2022
Central bank pushes back review as new Covid outbreak threatens to delay recovery
BIS to work on cross-border CBDC test with four central banks
Australia, Singapore, South Africa and Malaysia will help create shared DLT platforms
Management failings caused Australian equity trading platform outage
Responsibility for upgrade project was unclear, IBM review finds
RBA governor dismisses calls for policy review
Opposition politician criticises central bank for frequently missing inflation target
Sanctioned disobedience: the challenge of protecting whistleblowers
Most central banks have policies on whistleblowing, but practice and usage vary widely