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Appearance by Philip Lowe, Governor, and Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System), before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Budget Estimates), Canberra

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Head of Domestic Markets, David Jacobs, spoke at the Australian Government Fixed Income Forum in Tokyo about the recent developments and outlook for Australia's fixed income market including how the wind-down of the Reserve Bank’s balance sheet is affecting markets.
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Head of Economic Analysis Marion Kohler spoke to CEDA in Perth about how forecasting is a key decision-making tool for central banks, the challenges associated with how we forecast and our latest forecasts for growth, unemployment and inflation.
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Governor Philip Lowe spoke at the Reserve Bank Board Dinner in Perth about the May monetary policy decision, as well as a number of the Reserve Bank’s other functions and the recently released Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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This article jointly published with the Australian Bureau of Statistics draws out new insights into the private Australian rental market using a new large administrative dataset of rental properties, which is an input to the Consumer Price Index.

Governor Philip Lowe provides a briefing for media following the release of the Final Report from the Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia – ‘An RBA fit for the future’.
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Panel Participation by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, WEAI Monetary Panel, Melbourne

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In this address, Governor Philip Lowe explains the Reserve Bank Board's monetary policy decision at the 4 April 2023 meeting and discusses some of the factors that are likely to bear on the economic outlook. He also talks about the importance of returning to low inflation.
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In this keynote address, Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy discusses the shift that Australians have made to paying for goods and services electronically and how the Bank is addressing important payments policy issues that have emerged due to this transition.
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The latest release of archival records includes economic analysis from the 1970s, promotional materials about Bank services, 1960s photographs and the Coombs Collection of Australian paintings.

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On behalf of current and former colleagues at the Reserve Bank, the Governor, Philip Lowe, records with deep regret that former Governor Robert Alan Johnston AC died on 20 March 2023, aged 98. He was Governor of the Reserve Bank from 1982 to 1989.

In this speech, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Christopher Kent explains recent temporary changes that have lengthened the time it takes for monetary policy to affect spending via its effect on the cash flows of borrowers.
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In this keynote address, Governor Philip Lowe explains the positive labour market outcomes of recent years and the factors the Reserve Bank Board is paying close attention to as it navigates the narrow path to bring inflation back to target.
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Remarks at IIF Australia Forum, Westpac – Sydney

Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System). No text available.
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Appearance before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services

Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, and Adam Cagliarini, Deputy Head (FMI) Payments Policy Department. No text available.

Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, Canberra
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Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Supplementary Budget Estimates) – Canberra

Philip Lowe, Governor and Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor. No text available.
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Marion Kohler, Head of Economic Analysis Department and Tom Rosewall, Deputy Head of Economic Analysis Department
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Keynote Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, at Australian Payments Network Summit 2022, Sydney
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Speech by Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System), to the 17th Central Bank Conference on the Microstructure of Financial Markets, Sydney
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Panel Participation by Philip Lowe, Governor – Central Banking amidst Shifting Ground – at the Bank of Thailand 80th Anniversary Conference – Bangkok

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Speech by Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets, to the Australian Securitisation Conference, Sydney
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Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Additional Budget Estimates) – Canberra

Philip Lowe, Governor
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Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, CEDA Annual Dinner Address, Melbourne
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Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Budget Estimates) – Canberra

Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
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Speech by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, to the Australian Business Economists, Sydney
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Panel Participation by Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets – Wholesale Market Conditions and Resilience – at the ASIC Annual Forum – Sydney

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Remarks by Philip Lowe, Governor, Hobart
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Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), Commonwealth Bank Global Markets Conference, Sydney
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Speech by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, at the AFIA Annual Conference, Sydney
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Keynote Address by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), to Citi Australia & New Zealand Investment Conference, Sydney
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Speech by Jacqui Dwyer, Head of Information Department, at Macquarie University
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Latest release of archival records includes items relating to Dr HC ‘Nugget’ Coombs, 1960s photographs and additional records on economic analysis from 1918 to 1973.

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Speech by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, Bloomberg, Sydney
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Speech by Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets, to AFR Property Summit 2022, Sydney
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Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor, Canberra
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Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Anika Foundation, Sydney
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Panel participation by Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy Department, at the Intersekt Festival 2022 – Melbourne

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Speech by Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets, Credit Law Conference ‘Managing Financial Services Risks in an Age of Uncertainty’, Sydney
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RBA Review Terms of Reference

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has today announced the Terms of Reference for the review of the Reserve Bank. See the Treasurer's media release for details.

Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Australian Strategic Business Forum 2022, Melbourne
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Speech by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, at the ESA (QLD) Business Lunch, Brisbane
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Panel Participation by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the G20 Side Events Series Gala Seminar Central Bank Digital Currency and Crypto-Assets – Bali

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Draft papers presented at Reserve Bank of Australia 2022 Conference

Panel Participation by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the UBS Panel discussion Central Banks and Inflation, Zurich

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Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AMCHAM), Sydney
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Keynote Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), to the UDIA 2022 National Congress, Sydney
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Keynote Address by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), KangaNews DCM Summit, Sydney
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Panel Participation by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, at the Regulators 2022 (FINSIA) – Sydney

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Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, Sydney
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Opening Address by Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy Department, to the Real Time Payments Summit 21/22, ICC, Sydney
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Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Budget Estimates) – Online

Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor
Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets)
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Latest release of archival records includes economic analysis over the period 1918 to 1966, as well as historic documents and photographs about Bank offices and branches.

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Appearance at the Walkley Awards for Business Journalism 2021 – Sydney

Remarks by Philip Lowe, Governor
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Opening address at Banking 2022 Conference

Address by Philip Lowe, Governor
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Keynote Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, AFR Business Summit, Sydney
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Remarks by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the Australian Financial Markets Association, Sydney
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Role of the Financial Sector in Sustaining the Recovery

Remarks by Philip Lowe, Governor, to G20 Meeting in Indonesia, Online
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Appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Supplementary Estimates) – Online

Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor
Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System)
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Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor, Online
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Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to National Press Club of Australia, Sydney
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