Reserve Bank of Australia
News & Announcements
December 2018
US Monetary Policy and Australian Financial Conditions
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the Bloomberg Address, Sydney
Lessons and Questions from the GFC
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, to the Australian Business Economists Annual Dinner, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
November 2018
Samoa Commitment for the Pacific Islands
Guilty Pleas made by Note Printing Australia and Securency in the Supreme Court of Victoria
Opening Panel Remarks on the Regulatory Landscape for Payments
Remarks by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy Department, to the Australian Payment Summit, Sydney
Panel Participation by Melissa Hope, Head of Note Issue Department, at the Australian Payment Summit, Sydney
Securitisation and the Housing Market
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the Australian Securitisation Forum Conference, Sydney
A Journey Towards a Near Cashless Payments System
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the 2018 Australian Payment Summit, Sydney
Payments System Board Update: November 2018 Meeting
Trust and Prosperity
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the CEDA Annual Dinner, Melbourne
Assessing the Effects of Housing Lending Policy Measures
Remarks by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the FINSIA Signature Event: The Regulators, Melbourne
Panel Participation by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy Department, at The Future of Financial Services Sydney Conference, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
October 2018
Building Financial Sector Resilience: A Decade Long Transition
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor, at the 10th Annual Commonwealth Bank Global Markets Conference, Sydney
New Payments Platform: Consultation
Panel Participation by Greg Johnston, Head of Payments Settlements Department, at the Sibos 2018 Conference, Sydney
Panel Participation by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy Department, at the Sibos 2018 Conference, Sydney
Panel Participation by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Sibos 2018 Conference, Sydney
Panel Participation by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Sibos 2018 Conference, Sydney
Panel Participation by Lindsay Boulton, Assistant Governor (Business Services), at the Sibos 2018 Conference, Sydney
Remarks by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the 2018 ISDA Annual Australia Conference, Sydney
Remarks at the Walkley Business Journalism Award
Remarks by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at The Walkley Foundation, Sydney
Next Generation of Banknotes: $50 Enters General Circulation
The State of the Labour Market
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Citi 10th Annual Australia and New Zealand Investment Conference, Sydney
Supporting Growth in the Short Run and the Long Run
Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), at the Melbourne Institute 2018 Economic and Social Outlook Conference, Melbourne
Economic Conditions in Australia – Some Implications for the Kimberley
Speech by Merylin Coombs, Deputy Head (Economic Analysis Department), at the Kimberley Economic Forum, Broome
Consumer Credit Card Choice: Costs, Benefits and Behavioural Biases
The Evolving Australian Labour Market
Speech by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis Department, at the Business Educators Australasia 2018 Biennial Conference, Canberra
An Update on Australia's New Payments Platform
Speech by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy Department, at the Chicago Payments Symposium, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Payments System Board: Statement of Expectations and Statement of Intent
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
September 2018
Wage Growth Puzzles and Technology
Money – Born of Credit?
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the Reserve Bank's Topical Talks Event for Educators, Sydney
The Evolution of Household Sector Risks
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor, Financial System, to the Ai Group, Albury
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Next Generation of Banknotes: Circulation Date for the New $50 Banknote
Remarks at Reserve Bank Board Dinner with the Perth Community
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, Perth
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
History Week 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia Museum is participating in History Week 2018 with a special booklet, Eternally Current. For details, see the Museum's Current Events.
August 2018
Payments System Update
Payments System Board Update: August 2018 Meeting
The Reserve Bank's Government Banking Business
Speech by Lindsay Boulton, Assistant Governor, Business Services, to the Business Banking Summit 2018, Sydney
Low Inflation
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, to The Economic Society of Australia (QLD) Business Lunch, Brisbane
Remarks at the Breakfast event to launch ASIC's National Financial Capability Strategy 2018
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, Canberra
On Lags
Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), at the Australian National University, Canberra
Panel participation by Sarah Harris, Deputy Head of Payments Policy Department, at the Risk Australia 2018 Conference, Sydney
Identifying Repo Market Microstructure from Securities Transactions Data
Bilateral Local Currency Swap Agreement with Bank Indonesia
Demographic Change and Recent Monetary Policy
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Anika Foundation Luncheon supported by NAB and the ABE, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
July 2018
Econometric Perspectives on Economic Measurement
Financial Technology and Payments Regulation
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor, Financial System, at the 5th Bund Summit on Fintech, Shanghai
The Outlook for the Housing Market
Speech by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis Department, at the Urban Development Institute of Australia, Wollongong
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
June 2018
Cryptocurrencies and Distributed Ledger Technology
Remarks by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy Department, at the Australian Business Economists (ABE) Briefing, Sydney
The GFC Investment Tax Break
Panel participation by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Forum on Central Banking, hosted by the ECB, Portugal
How Infrastructure Fits In
Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), at the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) Leaders' Luncheon, Sydney
Roundtable on Innovations in Small Business Finance
Productivity, Wages and Prosperity
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Australian Industry Group, Melbourne
Some Features of the Australian Fixed Income Market
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the Australian Government Fixed Income Forum 2018, Tokyo
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
May 2018
What Happened to the Study of Economics?
Speech by Jacqui Dwyer, Head of Information Department, to the Business Educators Australasia Annual Meeting, Sydney
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Australia's Deepening Economic Relationship with China: Opportunities and Risks
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Australia-China Relations Institute, Sydney
ASIC and RBA Welcome the New BBSW Calculation Methodology
Payments System Board Update: May 2018 Meeting
The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Wages, Hours Worked and Job Loss
Interest Rate Benchmark Reform
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the ISDA Forum (appearance via video link), Hong Kong
The Outlook for the Australian Economy
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the CFO Forum, Sydney
Do Interest Rates Affect Business Investment? Evidence from Australian Company-level Data
An update on the FX Global Code – Implementation and Principle 17
Speech by Matthew Boge, Deputy Head, International Department, at the FX Week Australia, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
Quantitative Macroeconomics
Call for Papers – Reserve Bank of Australia Research Workshop 2018 to be held in Sydney on 12–14 December 2018
April 2018
The Limits of Interest-only Lending
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the Housing Industry Association Breakfast, Sydney
From Bank to Battlefield
In this final centenary year of the First World War, the Reserve Bank commemorates Anzac Day and honours Bank staff who served in the war. To discover more about the Bank's involvement in the war, view the online exhibition, From Bank to Battlefield.
Appointment of Chief Information Officer
Small Business Finance Roundtable
Twenty-five Years of Inflation Targeting in Australia
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the RBA 2018 Conference, Sydney
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Regional Variation in a National Economy
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA), Perth
DSGE Reno: Adding a Housing Block to a Small Open Economy Model
Bilateral Local Currency Swap Agreement with the People's Bank of China
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
March 2018
Reserve Management and International Financial Stability: Some Reflections from the Crisis
Speech by Bradley Jones, Head of International Department, at the Conference on ‘Asset Owners and Investment for the Long-term’, at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University, Cambridge
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Panel participation by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the ASIC Annual Forum 2018, Sydney
2018 Teacher Immersion Event
Details about the Bank's annual Teacher Immersion Event are now available.
Risk and Return in a Low Rate Environment
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, to the Financial Risk Day 2018, Sydney
Australian Fixed Income Securities in a Low Rate World
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the Debt Capital Markets Summit, Sydney
Fast Payments in Australia
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), to Seamless Payments 2018, Sydney
The Effect of Zoning on Housing Prices
The Changing Nature of Investment
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Australian Financial Review Business Summit, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
February 2018
Affine Endeavour: Estimating a Joint Model of the Nominal and Real Term Structures of Interest Rates in Australia
Make your Money Fight!
During World War II, the Bank played a critical role in raising war loans, which helped to fund Australia's war effort and control inflation. View Make your Money Fight!
Payments System Board Update: February 2018 Meeting
Household Indebtedness and Mortgage Stress
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), to the Responsible Lending and Borrowing Summit, Sydney
Next Generation of Banknotes: $50 Design Reveal
A Density-based Estimator of Core/Periphery Network Structures: Analysing the Australian Interbank Market
Launch of the New Payments Platform
Three Questions About the Outlook
Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), to the ABE Conference, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
January 2018
December 2017
Appointment of Assistant Governor, Corporate Services
Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in a World of Low Interest Rates
A volume containing the papers and discussions from the 2017 Conference
Merchant Payment Costs and Least-cost Routing
Speech by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy, at the Australian Payment Summit 2017, Sydney
The Availability of Business Finance
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the 30th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, University of New South Wales
An eAUD?
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the 2017 Australian Payment Summit, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
Security Printing: A Central Banker's Perspective – Welcome Address to High Security Printing Asia
Address by Lindsay Boulton, Assistant Governor (Business Services), at the HSP Asia Conference, Melbourne
Skills for the Modern Workforce
Remarks by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis Department, to the Victorian Career Advisors conference, Melbourne
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November 2017
Some Evolving Questions
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Australian Business Economists Annual Dinner, Sydney
Panel participation by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Women in Payments Symposium, Sydney
Mortgage Insights From Securitisation Data
Speech by Marion Kohler, Head of Domestic Markets Department, to the Australian Securitisation Forum, Sydney
Australian Property – Financial Stability and Foreign Involvement
Speech by Jonathan Kearns, Head of Financial Stability, to the Aus-China Property Developers, Investors & Financiers, Sydney
Where is the Growth Going to Come From?
Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), at the Stan Kelly Lecture, Melbourne
Business Investment in Australia
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the UBS Australasia Conference 2017, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
October 2017
Uncertainty
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, for the 7th Warren Hogan Memorial Lecture, Sydney
Remarks by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Australian Shareholders Association, Sydney
Uncertainty and Monetary Policy in Good and Bad Times
Panel participation by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), at the 9th Annual Australian & New Zealand Investment Conference
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, on the FX Global Code of conduct, Hong Kong
ASIC and RBA Welcome the Publication of ASX BBSW Trade and Trade Reporting Guidelines
Joint media release with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
September 2017
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
Appointment of the Head of International Department
Central Bank Independence in Retrospect
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at Bank of England Independence: 20 Years On Conference, London
Panel participation by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial Stability), at the Where to from here? - Briefing hosted by Lander & Rogers and Westpac, Sydney
The Next Chapter
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AMCHAM), Perth
The Current Global Expansion
Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), to the Australian Business Economists (ABE) Lunchtime Briefing, Sydney
Next Generation of Banknotes: $10 Enters General Circulation
Remarks by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at a Workshop at King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney
The Property Ladder after the Financial Crisis: The First Step Is a Stretch but Those Who Make It Are Doing OK
Remarks at Bank of China Sydney Branch's 75th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, Sydney
Interest Rate Benchmarks
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the FINSIA Signature Event: The Regulators, Sydney
Structural Change in Australian Industry: The Role of Business Services
Speech by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis Department, to the Economic Society of Australia, Hobart
Remarks at Reserve Bank Board Dinner
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, Brisbane
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
August 2017
Panel Participation by Sarah Harris, Deputy Head of Financial Market Infrastructures, Payments Policy Department, at the Risk Australia 2017 Conference
Some Innovative Mortgage Data
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the Moody's Analytics Australia Conference 2017, Sydney
Next Generation of Banknotes: Issuance Date for the New $10 Banknote
Fixed Income Markets and the Economy
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at The Bloomberg Address, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
July 2017
Studying Economics: The Decline in Enrolments and Why it Matters
Speech by Jacqui Dwyer, Head of Information Department, at the Business Educators Australasia Annual Council Meeting, Sydney
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The Labour Market and Monetary Policy
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Anika Foundation Luncheon, Sydney
How Australians Pay: Evidence from the 2016 Consumer Payments Survey
Big Banks and Financial Stability
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Economic and Social Outlook Conference, Melbourne
Global Influences on Domestic Monetary Policy
Address by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Mid-Year Economic Update, Adelaide
Panel participation by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economics Analysis Department, at the Women in Economics panel at the Australian Conference of Economists, Sydney
June 2017
Opening Remarks at the Global FX Code of Conduct Launch
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Global FX Code of Conduct Launch, Singapore (appearance via video link)
The Global FX Code of Conduct
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Thomson Reuters Industry Event: Examining the FX Code of Conduct, Sydney
Quantitative Macroeconomics
Call for Papers – Reserve Bank of Australia Research Workshop 2017 to be held in Sydney on 13–15 December 2017
Opening Remarks at the Global FX Code of Conduct Launch
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Global FX Code of Conduct Launch, Hong Kong (appearance via video link)
Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor - Panel Discussion of the FX Global Code at the GFMA Global FX Division on 25 May 2017, London
May 2017
Financialisation and the Term Structure of Commodity Risk Premiums
Panel participation by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy, at the Australian Retail Banking Summit 2017
Panel participation by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Launch of the FX Global Code, FX Week, London
BOK, HKMA, MAS, RBA and RBI Welcome the Publication of the FX Global Code
Joint media release with the Bank of Korea, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Reserve Bank of India
Opening Remarks at the Launch of the FX Global Code
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at FX Week, London
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Basis
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the BIS Symposium: CIP – RIP?, Basel
The Louisa Macdonald Oration
Speech by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis Department, at The Women's College within The University of Sydney
Anticipatory Monetary Policy and the ‘Price Puzzle’
Household Debt, Housing Prices and Resilience
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Economic Society of Australia (QLD) Business Lunch, Brisbane
April 2017
Hong Kong and Australia hold 4th RMB Trade and Investment Dialogue
Joint media release with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Renminbi Internationalisation
Remarks by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the RMB Global Cities Dialogue Dinner, Sydney
Recent Trends in Australian Capital Flows
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Australian Financial Review Banking and Wealth Summit, Sydney
Remarks and panel participation by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis Department, at the Bloomberg Voices event, Sydney
March 2017
The FX Global Code of Conduct – Final Phase
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the FX Week (Australia) 2017 Conference, Sydney
Regulatory Overview: The FX Global Code – Defining the Next Steps Towards a Standard Industry Code of Conduct
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, to the TradeTech FX Asia Conference, Singapore (appearance via video link)
Women in the Economy and in Economics
Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), at the ACT launch of the Women in Economics Network, Canberra
Has the Way We Look at Financial Stability Changed Since the Global Financial Crisis?
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Bloomberg Breakfast, Sydney
February 2017
Gauging the Uncertainty of the Economic Outlook Using Historical Forecasting Errors: The Federal Reserve's Approach
Australia and Canada – Shared Experiences
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum, Sydney
Remarks and panel participation by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis Department, at the Australian Business Economists (ABE) Forecasting Conference, Sydney
Dinner Remarks to A50 Australian Economic Forum
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the A50 Australian Economic Forum Dinner, Sydney
January 2017
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