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Reserve Bank of Australia

Banking & Finance

Australia central bank to be cautious, data dependent on future policy

The RBA’s equity position improved, led by valuation gains on its gold holdings, though it still operated with A$5.3 billion negative equity as liabilities continued to exceed assets.
Banking & Finance

Australia’s central bank swings to A$11 billion profit, again skips paying dividend to government

A pedestrian walks past the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) headquarters in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Australian equities and government bonds are moving in opposite directions for the first time since January amid optimism record-low interest rates will boost the economy as an election revives business confidence. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
Banking & Finance

Australia holds key rate, signals renewed price pressure

The RBA’s criticism underscores the growing regulatory pressure on ASX, by far Australia’s biggest equity market operator, to ensure the stability of essential financial systems.
Banking & Finance

Australian central bank blasts ASX for trading settlement failures

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock said the recent rate cuts were expected to support spending by households and businesses, but on the other side, the global environment was uncertain and unpredictable.
Banking & Finance

Australia’s central bank alert to risks over economic outlook: governor

Australia has some of the costliest housing in the world, an affordability challenge exacerbated by near-record rental prices.
Property

Australian home prices climb for seventh month after rate cuts

Money market pricing implies a less than 40% chance of a fourth cut when the RBA next meets at the end of September, with an easing fully priced in for November.
International

Australia’s monthly inflation accelerates more than expected

Housing in Australia is among the priciest in the developed world, and rents hover near record highs.
Property

Australia housing dysfunction mirrored in central bank’s blowout rebuild

Minutes of its Aug 11-12 policy meeting showed the Reserve Bank of Australia saw a strong case for a quarter-point reduction in the cash rate to 3.6 per cent as data had shown inflation was heading towards the mid-point of its 2-3 per cent target band.
Banking & Finance

Australia’s RBA signals more rate cuts ahead, pace undecided

The RBA this week blamed weak productivity for sluggishness in the economy, assessing potential growth at around 2 per cent, down from 3 per cent two decades ago.
International

RBA says decline in competition costs Australians A$3,000 per person

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