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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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Review of the Yield Target
22 Mar 2023
In March 2020, the Reserve Bank Board introduced a target for the yield on the three-year Australian Government bond which was discontinued in November 2021. This review examines the experience with the yield target and draws lessons from this
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/reviews/yield-target/index.html
Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
19 Mar 2024
Media Releases
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35 per cent and the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances unchanged at 4.25 per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2024/mr-24-05.html
Asset Prices, Financial Imbalances and Monetary Policy: Are Inflation Targets Enough?
27 Nov 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2003
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2003/pdf/bean.pdf
Outlook
7 May 2024
SMP
– May 2024
Outlook | Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/may/outlook.html
All Speeches
4 Mar 2024
Speeches by senior staff of the Reserve Bank
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/list.html
Designing Inflation Targets
7 Dec 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 1997
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/pdf/haldane.pdf
In Brief: Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2024
6 Feb 2024
SMP
The Boards interest rate decision supports the gradual return of inflation to the midpoint of our 2–3 per cent target range. ... Labour market conditions are expected to continue to ease, to be broadly consistent with sustained full employment and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/feb/
Discussion of The Evolution of Monetary Policy: From Money Targets to Inflation Targets
7 Dec 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 1997
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/pdf/hughes-disc.pdf
Fiscal Policy and the Inflation Target
4 Feb 2015
RDP
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The idea that fiscal activism might lower the inflation target is not new. ... 20. Table 2: Simulated Outcomes at Different Inflation Targets Inflation target 0 per cent 1 per cent 2 per cent 4 per cent Panel A.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2014/pdf/rdp2014-02.pdf