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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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Estimating Inflation Expectations with a Limited Number of Inflation-indexed Bonds

14 Mar 2011 RDP 2011-01
Richard Finlay and Sebastian Wende
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
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Introduction

31 Dec 2011 RDP 2011-01
Richard Finlay and Sebastian Wende
Inflation expectations may also indicate over what horizon individuals believe that a central bank will achieve its inflation target, if at all. ... Beechey (2008) and Joyce, Lildholdt and Sorensen (2010) find that inflation risk premia decreased in the
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31 Dec 2011 RDP 2011-01
Richard Finlay and Sebastian Wende
We note that the estimate of ρ. 0. , the steady-state inflation rate in our model, is 2.6 per cent, which is within the inflation target range. ... Of particular interest, however, is the non-responsiveness of 5- and 10-year-ahead expectations, which
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Discussion and Conclusion

31 Dec 2011 RDP 2011-01
Richard Finlay and Sebastian Wende
RDP 2011-01: Estimating Inflation Expectations with a Limited Number of Inflation-indexed Bonds 5. ... A key finding of the model is that long-term inflation expectations appear to have been well-anchored to the inflation target over most of the sample.
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