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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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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
Universidad De Chile Conference on Central Bank Independence, Mandates and Policies
22 Oct 2021
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Panel Remarks, Webinar
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-gov-2021-10-22.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 Central Bank and the Payment System
12 Oct 2006
Speech
Remarks by Philip Lowe to Panel Session ‘Central Banks Initiating Change - Different Means for Different Ends-’, SIBOS 2006, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2006/sp-ag-121006.html
The Changing Statistical Needs of Central Banks
8 Apr 2005
Speech
Speech by Glenn Stevens to the Irving Fisher Committee for Financial Statistics of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2005/sp-dg-080405.html
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
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
Central Bank Liquidity Provision and Core Funding Markets | Conference – 2013
19 Aug 2013
Conferences
Likewise, quantities became severely impaired, as many banks were shut out of these markets and resorted to central bank facilities when possible. ... As well, they expose the central bank to a larger amount of risk.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/johnson-santor.html
Central Banking – A Parting View
25 Mar 1992
Speech
Speech by John Phillips to the Economic Society of Australia (NSW Branch), Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/1992/sp-dg-250392.html
Joint Media Release: 5th High-level Seminar of Central Banks in the East Asia-Pacific Region and the Euro Area
10 Feb 2010
Media Releases
Central Bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia, in cooperation with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. ... The representatives from the Euro Area were from the Eurosystem, which comprises the European Central Bank and the sixteen national central banks of
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2010/mr-10-03.html