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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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Box B: US Dollar Swap Arrangements between Central Banks

10 Nov 2008 SMP – November 2008
More recently, these swap lines have been expanded, and new lines have been established with 12 other central banks including the Bank of Japan (BoJ), the Bank of England (BoE) and ... However, the receiving central banks' domestic assets have expanded.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/nov/box-b.html

Box A: Central Bank Purchases of Government Bonds

6 Aug 2021 SMP – August 2021
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2021Box A: Central Bank Purchases of Government Bonds. ... This box outlines the channels through which central bank bond purchases contribute to easier financial conditions, and discusses some differences in the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/aug/box-a-central-bank-purchases-of-government-bonds.html

Box C: Central Bank Policy Responses to COVID-19

7 Aug 2020 SMP – August 2020
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2020 Box C: Central Bank Policy Responses to COVID-19. ... with a number of other central banks (including the Reserve Bank of Australia), and introduced a new US dollar repo facility for other foreign monetary
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2020/aug/box-c-central-bank-policy-responses-to-covid-19.html

Financial Conditions

6 Feb 2024 SMP – February 2024
Financial Conditions | Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/feb/financial-conditions.html

The Central Bank's First Economist

9 Dec 2021 Bulletin – December 2021
Selwyn Cornish
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
Christian Vallence and Peter Wallis
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

HC Coombs: Governor of Australia's Central Bank 1949–1968

8 Dec 2022 Bulletin – December 2022
Selwyn Cornish
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

Appendix C: Should Bank Supervision Be Carried Out by the Central Bank or by a Separate Authority? | Submission to the Financial System…

6 Sep 1996 Submissions
While most central banks have argued that they should be responsible for bank supervision, not all have done so. ... central bank monitors the creditworthiness of the banks to which it is lending.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/appendix-c.html

Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Design Considerations, Rationales and Implications

17 Sep 2020 Bulletin – September 2020
Tony Richards, Chris Thompson and Cameron Dark
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
Frederic S Mishkin
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