Search: central bank
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.
Search Results
Central Bank Balance Sheets and Bond Purchases | Chart Pack
6 Sep 2023
Chart Pack
A set of graphs on Central Bank Balance Sheets and Bond Purchases from the Chart Pack
https://www.rba.gov.au/chart-pack/central-bank-balance-sheets-bond-purchases.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
The Response by Central Banks in Advanced Economies to COVID-19
10 Dec 2020
Bulletin
– December 2020
Central banks in advanced economies have employed a wide range of tools to support their economies and financial systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/dec/the-response-by-central-banks-in-advanced-economies-to-covid-19.html
Central Bank Cooperation in the Asian Region
4 Jun 2003
Bulletin
PDF
52KB
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
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
Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Design Considerations, Rationales and Implications
17 Sep 2020
Bulletin
– September 2020
There has recently been increasing international focus on the possible issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), or what might be considered a digital equivalent of banknotes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/sep/retail-central-bank-digital-currency-design-considerations-rationales-and-implications.html
How Should Central Banks Respond to Asset-Price Bubbles? The ‘Lean’ versus ‘Clean’ Debate After the GFC
10 Jun 2011
Bulletin
– June 2011
A third cost is that the exit strategy for central banks from non-conventional monetary policy may be both complicated and hinder the ability of the central bank to successfully manage ... Turner P (2010), ‘Central Banks and the Financial Crisis’, in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/jun/8.html
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 Co-Operation in Asia
17 Jun 2003
Bulletin
PDF
47KB
these repurchase agreements allow aparticipating central bank to raise fundsby selling securities held as reserve assetsto the other central banks, subject to anundertaking to repurchase the securitiesat some future date; and. • ... the repurchase
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/sep/pdf/bu-0996-5.pdf
Box D: Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems
10 Sep 2005
FSR
– September 2005
The central bank should ensure that the systems it operates comply with the Core Principles. ... The central bank, in promoting payment system safety and efficiency through the Core Principles, should cooperate with other central banks and with any other
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/sep/box-d.html