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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
6 May 2022
SMP
– May 2022
Statement on Monetary Policy – May 20224. Inflation. Inflation is high and picked up more than expected in the March quarter of 2022. ... of elevated inflation in Australia prior to the global financial crisis (Graph 4.3).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/may/inflation.html
Round-up | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
There is a set of broad conclusions about inflation targets that most conference participants accept. ... Unlike rigid rules such as money targets, inflation targets allow appropriate responses to various kinds of shocks.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/roundup.html
Inflation
10 Feb 2023
SMP
– February 2023
Most measures of medium- and long-term inflation expectations remain anchored to the inflation target. ... The available evidence suggests that longer term inflation expectations remain anchored to the inflation target at this stage, although financial
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/feb/inflation.html
Inflation Expectations and Economic Literacy
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
– January 2024
The level of community awareness and understanding of basic economic issues can influence a central bank’s ability to achieve its goals, such as by anchoring the public’s inflation expectations in line with its inflation target.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/inflation-expectations-and-economic-literacy.html
Twenty-five Years of Inflation Targeting in Australia | Conference – 2018
12 Apr 2018
Conferences
As noted, the inflation target was first adopted by the RBA in 1993. ... of inflation and output objectives in the specification of some other inflation targets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/debelle.html
Inflation
5 Aug 2022
SMP
– August 2022
The available evidence suggests that longer term inflation expectations remain anchored to the inflation target at this stage (Graph 4.16). ... Most medium- and long-term measures, including those from financial markets, remain within the inflation
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/aug/inflation.html
Inflation
4 Nov 2022
SMP
– November 2022
However, aggregate wages growth remains moderate so far and wage growth expectations generally remain consistent with the inflation target. ... The available evidence suggests that longer term inflation expectations remain anchored to the inflation
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/nov/inflation.html
The Evolution of Monetary Policy: From Money Targets to Inflation Targets
7 Dec 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 1997
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/pdf/grenville.pdf
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
Inflation
10 May 2018
SMP
– May 2018
This has contributed to the slowing in market services inflation (Graph 4.5). ... A large share of reported wages growth outcomes remain around 2–3 per cent, which continues to suggest some anchoring around CPI outcomes and the Bank's inflation target.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2018/may/inflation.html