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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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Discussion of News and Interest Rate Expectations: A Study of Six Central Banks
27 Nov 2006
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RBA Conference Volume 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/pdf/connolly-kohler-disc.pdf
Discussion | Conference – 2017
16 Mar 2017
Conferences
Are the close working relationships that exist between the central bank and prudential regulator as robust and effective as we might like to think? ... For this reason, central bank support for prudential changes is important, particularly in the form of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/ellis-littrell-disc.html
The Unfolding Turmoil of 2007–2008: Lessons and Responses | Conference – 2008
20 Aug 2007
Conferences
This was a forceful reminder of the stigma of borrowing from the Bank of England, and other banks then refused to access the central bank's lending facilities. ... Overall, central banks have acted to broaden the scope of their liquidity operations.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/cohen-remolona.html
List of tables | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – 6 September 1996 | Financial Sector | Submissions
6 Sep 1996
Submissions
Canada. Banks. Insurance,. pensions. Finland. (part of central bank). Credit. institutions. ... Banks. Securities. dealers. (from 1997). Fund. management. Table A11: Degree of Central Bank Involvement in Bank Supervision.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/tables.html
The Global Financial Environment
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
Other central bank actions, including various term funding schemes, have lowered banks' funding costs and supported their liquidity. ... Graph 1.6. Graph 1.7. Many central banks and prudential regulators have undertaken bank stress tests using baseline
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/global-financial-environment.html
Panel Discussion on Increased Understanding of Supply-side Economics | Conference – 2010
9 Feb 2010
Conferences
The role of central banks in affecting productivity was raised by several participants. ... A number of ways in which central banks and/or financial regulators could influence productivity were suggested.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2010/krueger-disc.html
Central Bank Liquidity Provision and Core Funding Markets
19 Dec 2013
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RBA Conference Volume 2013
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/pdf/johnson-santor.pdf
Policy Panel | Conference – 2013
19 Aug 2013
Conferences
shocks. A central bank should be no more than a lender of last resort. ... institutions would be less effective if the institutions with liquidity needs were not banks with which the central bank had an existing relationship.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/policy-panel-2013.html
Discussion on Measuring Core Inflation in Australia with Disaggregate Ensembles | Conference – 2009
17 Aug 2009
Conferences
Understanding the current pace of inflation is important for central banks as a starting point for forecasts. ... None of this is to suggest that the RBA or other central banks should necessarily be targeting trimmed-mean inflation or any other
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2009/ravazzolo-vahey-disc.html
Box A: Risks from Investment Funds and the COVID-19 Pandemic
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
This owes partly to earlier regulatory reforms and unprecedented actions by central banks. ... For a more detailed discussion of the central bank response see Bank of England (2020), ‘Financial Stability Report’, August, Box 7.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/box-a-risks-from-investment-funds-and-the-covid-19-pandemic.html