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RBA Glossary definition for Y2K
Y2K – Year 2000. The Year 2000 problem was the possibility that financial institutions' computer systems would fail on 1 January 2000 and spark a loss of public confidence in individual institutions or at worst, in the financial system as a whole. In the event, the arrival of Y2K was virtually incident-free.
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Year 2000 Preparations in the Australian Financial System
26 Feb 2001
Speech
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Promote greater disclosure on Y2K. APRA’s role. • Focus on individual institutions• Prime responsibility with board and. ... coverage. Key message. “…the simple fact is that [customers’]deposits are safe and their recordsare not at risk from
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/1999/pdf/y2k-slides.pdf
The International Economic Outlook
27 Feb 2001
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Forecasts of global growth beingmarked up. Markets concerned overinflation. Concern in some quarters over Y2K;this grew as year progressed. ... Y2K came and went withoutsignificant problem. Prospects for 2000. What then of the year ahead?
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2000/pdf/sp-ag-030200.pdf
The Life of Australian Banknotes
28 Aug 2015
RDP
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Two examples include Y2K and the GFC where the public’s demand for banknotes increased substantially. ... On the other hand, Y2K did not have a statistically significant impact on the life span of $20 or $50 banknotes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2015/pdf/rdp2015-10.pdf
Currency Demand during the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Australia
2 Feb 2015
RDP
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11. The first occasion was in preparation for the year-date change at the end of the millennium (that is, ‘Y2K’). ... 8 To some extent this experience echoes the build-up of cash in banks on the eve of Y2K, where banks built up a buffer of currency.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2013/pdf/rdp2013-01.pdf
10/4/2019 Lumps, Bumps and Waves | Speeches ...
4 Oct 2019
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You can see the computer and internetrevolutions in firms' spending on software investment, culminating in a peak around the dot-comboom and Y2K rectification work, which can be seen as bumps
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-so-2019-10-04.pdf
A Snapshot of Inflation Targeting in its Adolescence
27 Nov 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/pdf/kuttner.pdf
Liquidity, Financial Crises and the Lender of Last Resort – How Much of a Departure is the Sub-prime Crisis?
22 Oct 2008
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/pdf/davis.pdf
The Australian Financial System in the 2000s: Dodging the Bullet
13 Dec 2011
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/pdf/davis.pdf
Inflation targeting and Japan: Why has the Bank of Japan not Adopted Inflation Targeting?
27 Nov 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/pdf/ito.pdf
Wrap-up Discussion
13 Dec 2011
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/pdf/wrap-up-disc-2011.pdf