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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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International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Aug 2009
SMP
– August 2009
time. In some cases, including the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan (BoJ), the Bank of England (BoE) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB), central banks have further eased their monetary ... Central banks in many emerging market economies have continued
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/aug/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Aug 2010
SMP
– August 2010
In addition to these stabilisation measures, at the same time the European Central Bank (ECB):. ... Financial market conditions stabilised somewhat following the announcement of the EFSF and the various central bank initiatives.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/aug/intl-fx-mkts.html
The International Environment
8 Nov 2019
SMP
– November 2019
The European Central Bank (ECB) left policy settings unchanged in October, having announced a package of stimulus measures at its September meeting. ... A number of other central banks in advanced economies have left policy rates unchanged in recent
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/nov/the-international-environment.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
7 May 2024
SMP
The Reserve Bank issues a Statement on Monetary Policy four times a year. These statements assess current economic conditions and the prospects for inflation and output growth. These statements have replaced the Semi-Annual Statements on Monetary
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 May 2009
SMP
– May 2009
While unconventional policy actions have been discussed at Sveriges Riksbank and the Bank of Canada, both central banks have ruled out further stimulus using these measures unless economic and financial conditions ... Central banks in many emerging
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/may/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 May 2011
SMP
– May 2011
The central banks of China and India have increased their policy interest rates twice since February; the People's Bank of China has also further raised banks' reserve requirement ratios. ... Two major central banks have continued to ease monetary policy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/may/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Aug 2013
SMP
– August 2013
by the central banks of India and Turkey to increase other policy rates over the past two months. ... In response to these outflows, central banks in these countries have raised policy rates and/or intervened in foreign exchange markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/aug/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Feb 2012
SMP
– February 2012
The ECB has lowered the rating threshold for certain asset-backed securities and, as a temporary measure, will allow national central banks to accept certain bank loans as collateral. ... via its swap facilities with other central banks (see section on
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/feb/intl-fx-mkts.html
Box A: Central Bank Purchases of Government Bonds
16 Nov 2021
SMP
- August 2021
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/aug/pdf/box-a-central-bank-purchases-of-government-bonds.pdf
The International Environment
5 Nov 2021
SMP
– November 2021
These central banks have retained their approach of setting policy rates in response to their forecasts for inflation, unlike the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), ... See RBA (2021), ‘Box A: Central Bank Purchases of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/nov/the-international-environment.html