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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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Inflation
4 Feb 2022
SMP
– February 2022
Statement on Monetary Policy – February 20224. Inflation. Inflation was much stronger in the December quarter of 2021 than was expected at the time of the November. ... However, survey measures of long-term inflation expectations have remained around 2
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/feb/inflation.html
Box D: Measures of Underlying Inflation
5 Aug 2005
SMP
- August 2005
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2005/aug/pdf/box-d.pdf
The Welfare Effects of Alternative Choices of Instruments and Targets for Macroeconomic Stabilisation Policy | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
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
Inflation Targeting and Japan: Why has the Bank of Japan not Adopted Inflation Targeting? | Conference – 2004
9 Aug 2004
Conferences
Fifth, if the public believes in the inflation target, the long-term interest rate would increase and this would damage the economy. ... First, the inflation target ceiling rate is not specified. Second, the projected date when the Bank would like to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/ito.html
Strategies for Controlling Inflation | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
In contrast to the exchange-rate target, but like the monetary-aggregate target, inflation targets enable monetary policy to focus on domestic considerations and to respond to shocks to the economy. ... Finally, inflation targets have the advantage that
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/mishkin.html
The Cost of Inflation in Australia | Conference – 1992
10 Jul 1992
Conferences
the public generally prefers policy directed at reducing unemployment rather than reducing inflation. ... In countries such as Canada, where in recent years a strong case has been made that inflation imposes significant and measurable social costs, a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1992/mctaggart.html
Inflation
4 Aug 2023
SMP
– August 2023
Inflation | Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/inflation.html
1.1 Our Role
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
Our Role | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/our-role.html
2.1 Annual Performance Statement for 2022/23
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
Annual Performance Statement for 2022/23 | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/annual-performance-statement.html