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RBA Glossary definition for central bank
central bank – A non-commercial bank, which may or may not be independent of government, which has some or all of the following functions: conduct monetary policy; oversee the stability of the financial system; issue currency notes; act as banker to the government; supervise financial institutions and regulate payments systems.
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Box A: Central Bank Purchases of Government Bonds
6 Aug 2021
SMP
– August 2021
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2021Box A: Central Bank Purchases of Government Bonds. ... This box outlines the channels through which central bank bond purchases contribute to easier financial conditions, and discusses some differences in the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/aug/box-a-central-bank-purchases-of-government-bonds.html
Box C: Central Bank Policy Responses to COVID-19
7 Aug 2020
SMP
– August 2020
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2020 Box C: Central Bank Policy Responses to COVID-19. ... with a number of other central banks (including the Reserve Bank of Australia), and introduced a new US dollar repo facility for other foreign monetary
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2020/aug/box-c-central-bank-policy-responses-to-covid-19.html
Financial Conditions
6 Feb 2024
SMP
– February 2024
Financial Conditions | Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/feb/financial-conditions.html
2.5 International Financial Cooperation
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
International Financial Cooperation | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/international-financial-cooperation.html
The Central Bank's First Economist
9 Dec 2021
Bulletin
– December 2021
In 1930, when officials from the Bank of England came to Australia to assist Australian governments with their budgetary problems, they found that the original Commonwealth Bank, then Australia’s central bank, did not have an economist on its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/dec/the-central-banks-first-economist.html
Outlook
6 Feb 2024
SMP
– February 2024
Outlook | Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/feb/outlook.html
Central Bank Cooperation in the Asian Region
4 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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The newest regional central bank group isEMEAP, a less-than-memorable acronymwhich stands for Executive Meeting of EastAsia and Pacific Central Banks. ... non-member) central banks a range offinancial and investment services. In this role,it would be a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1995/oct/pdf/bu-1095-2.pdf
Data Availability
25 Mar 2024
Chart Pack
Data availability for graphs included in the Bank's monthly ‘Chart Pack’
https://www.rba.gov.au/chart-pack/data-availability.html
Central Bank Liquidity Provision and Core Funding Markets | Conference – 2013
19 Aug 2013
Conferences
Likewise, quantities became severely impaired, as many banks were shut out of these markets and resorted to central bank facilities when possible. ... As well, they expose the central bank to a larger amount of risk.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/johnson-santor.html
HC Coombs: Governor of Australia's Central Bank 1949–1968
8 Dec 2022
Bulletin
– December 2022
Dr HC Coombs was Governor of Australia’s central bank for nearly 20 years.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/dec/hc-coombs-governor-of-australias-central-bank-1949-1968.html