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RBA Glossary definition for inflation target
inflation target – A tool to guide monetary policy expressed as a preferred range or figure for the rate of increase in prices over a period. In Australia, the inflation target is between 2 and 3 per cent per annum on average over the course of the business cycle.
RBA Glossary definition for inflation
inflation – A measure of the change (increase) in the general level of prices.
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Twenty-five Years of Inflation Targeting in Australia
26 Apr 2018
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New Zealand had announced its inflation target in 1989, followed by Canada and Sweden. ... As noted, the inflation target was first adopted by the Reserve Bank in 1993.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2018/pdf/sp-dg-2018-04-12.pdf
Inflation and Recent Economic Data
8 Mar 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Financial Review Business Summit 2023, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-gov-2023-03-08.html
Monetary Policy and Inflation Targeting
21 Jul 1997
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1997
The Reserve Bank of Australia 1997 conference is on the topic: ‘Monetary Policy and Inflation Targetinge’
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/
Inflation and the Monetary Policy Framework
8 Sep 2022
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Anika Foundation, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-gov-2022-09-08.html
Discussion of Asset Prices, Financial Imbalances and Monetary Policy: Are Inflation Targets Enough? and What the FOMC Says and Does When…
27 Nov 2006
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RBA Conference Volume 2003
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2003/pdf/bean-cecchetti-disc.pdf
The Case for Inflation Targeting in East Asian Countries
26 Nov 2006
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RBA Conference Volume 2001
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2001/pdf/debelle.pdf
The Case for Inflation Targeting in East Asian Countries | Conference – 2001
24 Jul 2001
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For example, in New Zealand these events are specified in the Policy Targets Agreement, which defines the inflation target, and include: large movements in commodity prices, changes in indirect taxes and ... 4.1 Inflation targets and exchange rate goals:
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2001/debelle.html
Models of Inflation Regimes
1 May 1997
RDP
9701
Expected inflation in subsequent periods is a weighted average of the current inflation target and the expected value of future inflation targets, as shown by Equations (4) and (5). ... Expected inflation more than one period ahead is a weighted average
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1997/9701/model.html
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The Welfare Effects of Alternative Choices of Instruments and Targets for Macroeconomic Stabilisation Policy | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
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To the extent that there is a welfare-relevant case for an inflation target as opposed to a real-interest-rate target, it must be as a proxy for stabilisation of ... As well as affecting intertemporal price ratios, monetary policy based on an inflation
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/quiggin.html
Evaluating Simple Monetary-policy Rules for Australia | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
Such a rule is clearly not viable as a means to achieve an inflation target. ... When wages growth is tied to the inflation target, inflation shocks are not passed on into wages and hence are not fed back into the inflation process.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/de-brouwer-oregan.html