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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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Twenty-five Years of Inflation Targeting in Australia
26 Apr 2018
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New Zealand had announced its inflation target in 1989, followed by Canada and Sweden. ... As noted, the inflation target was first adopted by the Reserve Bank in 1993.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2018/pdf/sp-dg-2018-04-12.pdf
The Outlook for Inflation and Employment
14 Feb 2024
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Speech - 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-so-2024-02-13.pdf
Monetary Policy in Australia: Complementarities and Trade-offs
26 Oct 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-10-24.pdf
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
8 Feb 2024
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Speech - 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-gov-2024-02-09.pdf
Inflation and the Monetary Policy Framework
8 Sep 2022
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Speech - 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-gov-2022-09-08.pdf
Inflation and Monetary Policy
21 Jun 2022
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Australia has long had a flexible medium-term inflation target, which, by design, can accommodate deviations of inflation from target. ... For anumber of years inflation was below target and now it is above.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-gov-2022-06-21.pdf
The Neutral Rate: The Pole-star Casts Faint Light
17 Oct 2022
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Speech - 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-ag-2022-10-12.pdf
Inflation and Recent Economic Data
8 Mar 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-03-08.pdf
Some Closing Remarks
7 Sep 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-09-07.pdf
Channels of Transmission
17 Oct 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-ag-2023-10-11.pdf