Australia
RBA’s Ellis: no single best organisational framework for regulation
Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability department Luci Ellis says regulators’ organisational structure less important than ability to respond to financial distress
Half of RBA’s external rate-setters miss meeting
Three of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s six external board members absent at October meeting, as central banks deliberates balance of economic pressures
RBA appoints new secretary
Reserve Bank of Australia names Anthony Dickman as secretary; Dickman replaces David Emanuel who retires after 47 years at central bank
Firms have cut reliance on debt financing: RBA’s Battellino
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says businesses have raised equity and looked to their profits for funding
RBA’s Ellis warns of complacency over new Basel rules
Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability Luci Ellis calls for diligent policing of financial markets; says Basel rules are insufficient protection
UK arrests two in Securency raids
Officials take two men into custody in Securency graft probe as coordinated raids unfold in Australia, Britain and Spain
RBA develops more robust monetary policy model
Reserve Bank of Australia study uses sign restriction VAR models to explain exchange rate puzzle in measuring monetary policy
Australian banks demonstrate resilience says RBA
Reserve Bank of Australia Financial Stability Review shows improvement in banking sector as bank profitability returns to pre-crisis levels
Australia adds financial stability to monetary policy mandate
Australian government amends Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy remit to include financial stability
RBA appoints new head of economic research
Reserve Bank of Australia promotes deputy head of domestic markets Jonathan Kearns to head of economic research
RBA’s Lowe on links with China
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor notes stronger correlation between Chinese and Australian GDP
Non-government bond market recovery slow: Australia’s Debelle
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says spreads on non-government bonds remain high
Australia's Debelle on risk and uncertainty
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says investors did not understand difference between risk and uncertainty before the crisis
Australia’s Battellino stresses importance of floating exchange rate
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says floating exchange rate regime helped dissipate external shocks to economy
HKMA: Australia’s investment-led deficit well balanced
Hong Kong Monetary Authority study shows that current account deficits are not always a bad thing
RBA minutes: inflation hits new low
Minutes of Reserve Bank of Australia’s August meeting show inflation fell to three year low in July
RBA’s Stevens: Economic downturn will have long lasting implications
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says financial crisis will have longer lasting impacts to advanced economies
Hikes in Asia as region shrugs off euro sovereign debt concerns
South Korea and Malaysia raise rates on inflation fears, Australia signals intent to continue tightening; elsewhere Riksbank tightens
RBA: Australia’s employment boom had no impact on joblessness
Reserve Bank of Australia study finds labour growth in the past decade served those outside labour force, but not unemployed skilled workers
RBA minutes show central kept rates unchanged over euro fears
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s board kept rates on hold at 4.5% amid uncertainty over Europe’s fiscal position
RBA’s Battellino: banking sector key to funding deficit
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino says banks play key role in intermediating funding to economy
External debt could prove perilous: NZ’s Bollard
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard cautions that the country faces external debt imbalances; calls for deficits to be slashed below 5% of GDP
RBA: Australian bond market weathered financial crisis very well
Reserve Bank of Australia study shows Australia’s bond markets functioned well during the financial crisis
RBA's Stevens warns of high indebtedness in households sector
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens discusses lessons from Europe's debt crisis