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RBA Glossary definition for balance of payments
balance of payments – A summary of the economic transactions between residents of one country and residents of other countries.
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Reforming the Australian Payments System: The State of Play
10 Apr 1993
Bulletin
– April 1993
Electronic payments can be cleared immediately against both the paying customer's balances and the receiving institution's exposure limits against the paying institution. ... introduce measures to better manage and control payments system risk. The
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/apr/5.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2004
Bulletin
– August 2004
Firms (including larger financial institutions) are also better placed to withstand future shocks given the ongoing progress in balance-sheet repair. ... Graph A2. Balance-sheet restructuring is also apparent within the banking sector, particularly with
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/aug/1.html
Structural Liquidity and Domestic Market Operations
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
The Reserve Bank is a net supplier of liquidity to the Australian financial system. This reflects demand for the Reserve Bank's liabilities from its customers, as well as the asset allocation decisions of the Reserve Bank. The key drivers of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/5.html
2023
14 Dec 2022
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/
The Role of Exchange Settlement Accounts
10 Mar 1999
Bulletin
– March 1999
of low-value payments in real time cannot be justified by the reduction in risk. ... With deferred net settlement, institutions offering payments services to their customers exchange instructions with other payment system participants throughout the day.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/mar/2.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2004
Bulletin
– February 2004
and the federal fiscal balance swinging from a surplus of 2 per cent of GDP in 2000 to a 3 per cent deficit in 2003. ... The payment of tax refunds in the first half of 2004 should provide further impetus.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/feb/1.html
Monetary Policy, Liquidity, and the Central Bank Balance Sheet
17 Jun 2021
Bulletin
– June 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Reserve Bank deployed a number of monetary policy tools, including some new measures, to support the economy and address disruptions to the smooth functioning of financial markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/jun/monetary-policy-liquidity-and-the-central-bank-balance-sheet.html
Cheques and the Payments System
10 Oct 1996
Bulletin
– October 1996
Cheques and other paper-based payment instruments accounted for around 60 per cent of the value of non-cash payments in 1991 (see Table 2). ... In some of the higher-value payment systems, payments can only be made during normal business hours when the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/oct/2.html
Bank Fees in Australia
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
– January 2024
This article updates Reserve Bank research on bank fees charged to Australian households, businesses and government.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/bank-fees-in-australia.html
The Cash Market
15 Dec 2016
Bulletin
– December 2016
The cash market is the market for unsecured, overnight loans between banks. The weighted average of interest rates on these loans is the cash rate, the Reserve Bank's operational target for monetary policy and an important financial benchmark. Over
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/dec/4.html