Reserve Bank of Australia
News & Announcements
December 2019
What's on the Cards?
Speech by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy Department, at the Australian Payments Network Summit, Sydney
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Panel Participation by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System) – The Big Debate – at the AusPayNet Summit, Sydney
A Payments System for the Digital Economy
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the 2019 Australian Payments Network Summit, Sydney
China's Evolving Monetary Policy Framework in International Context
Statement By Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
November 2019
Review of Retail Payments Regulation – Issues Paper
Unconventional Monetary Policy: Some Lessons From Overseas
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to Australian Business Economists Dinner, Sydney
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Employment and Wages
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) National Conference 2019, Canberra
34th South Pacific Central Bank Governors' Meeting
Payments System Board Update: November 2019 Meeting
Panel participation by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the Australian Securitisation Forum 2019
Mortgage Arrears
Remarks by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at FINSIA Signature Event: The Regulators, Sydney
Panel participation at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), 2019 ASFA Conference, Melbourne
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Statement By Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
October 2019
Some Echoes of Melville
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Sir Leslie Melville Lecture, Canberra
Panel participation by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Sydney
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, at ‘Governor Talk’ event at the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
Housing and the Economy
Address by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the CFA Societies Australia Investment Conference, Sydney
Emergency Liquidity Injections
Next Generation of Banknotes: $20 Enters General Circulation
BIS committees release two major reports on unconventional policy tools
Committee on the Global Financial System, chaired by Philip Lowe, Governor
Lumps, Bumps and Waves
Address by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic) to the Ai Group, Geelong
Remarks at Reserve Bank Board Dinner
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Reserve Bank Board Dinner, Melbourne
Statement By Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
September 2019
Assessment of ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities – September 2019
Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivative Markets
Australian Money Market Divergence: Arbitrage Opportunity or Illusion?
Consultation on ISO 20022 Migration for the Australian Payments System – Responses and Options Paper
The Well-meaning Economist
Statement By Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
August 2019
A Balance of Payments
Address by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, to the Economic Society of Australia, Canberra
MARTIN Has Its Place: A Macroeconometric Model of the Australian Economy
Remarks at Jackson Hole Symposium
Remarks by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Jackson Hole Symposium, Wyoming, USA
Payments System Board Update: August 2019 Meeting
Risks to the Outlook
Keynote Address by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the 14th Annual Risk Australia Conference, Sydney
Panel participation by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the Redefining Conduct in FX markets event, Sydney
The Usual Transmission – Monetary Policy and Financial Conditions
Address by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to Finance & Treasury Association, Sydney
Next Generation of Banknotes: Circulation Date for the New $20 Banknote
Opening Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Canberra
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Financial Stability Through the Lens of Business
Address by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), to the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, Toowoomba
Panel participation by Lindsay Boulton, Assistant Governor (Business Services), at the 13th Annual Tech in Gov conference, Canberra
Statement By Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
July 2019
Low Wage Growth
The papers and summaries of discussion from the Reserve Bank of Australia 2019 Conference
Changes to the Exchange Settlement Account Policy
Inflation Targeting and Economic Welfare
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to Anika Foundation Luncheon Supported by NAB and the ABE, Sydney
The Committed Liquidity Facility
Address by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the Bloomberg Address, Sydney
FX Global Code
Keynote Address by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at FX Week USA, New York
The Effect of Mortgage Debt on Consumer Spending: Evidence from Household-level Data
Cost-benefit Analysis of Leaning against the Wind
Quantitative Macroeconomics
Call for Papers – Reserve Bank of Australia Research Workshop 2019 to be held in Sydney on 12–13 December 2019
Remarks at Darwin Community Dinner
Remarks by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Darwin Community Dinner, Darwin
Statement By Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
June 2019
Modernising Australia's Payments System
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Central Bank Payments Conference, Berlin
Panel participation by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the ANU Crawford Australian Leadership Forum, Canberra
The Labour Market and Spare Capacity
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Event, Adelaide
A History of Australian Equities
Understanding Rising Housing Loan Arrears
Speech by Jonathan Kearns, Head of Financial Stability Department, at the 2019 Property Leaders' Summit, Canberra
Panel participation by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy Department, at the 2nd Annual Real-Time Payments Summit, Sydney
New Payments Platform: Conclusions Paper
Watching the Invisibles
Speech by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), at the 2019 Freebairn Lecture in Public Policy, University of Melbourne
Remarks at the Australian Renminbi Forum Melbourne
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the Australian Renminbi Forum, Melbourne
Reserve Bank Adjusts the Committed Liquidity Facility
Australia's Resource Industry – A Look into the Crystal Ball
Speech by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis, to the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Perth
Today's Reduction in the Cash Rate
Remarks by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Reserve Bank Board Dinner, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
May 2019
The Operation of the Interchange Standards: Conclusions and Variation of Standards
Panel participation by Ellis Connolly, Deputy Head of Domestic Markets Department, at the Bloomberg-ISDA Benchmarks forum, Hong Kong
Payments System Board Update: May 2019 Meeting
The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
Speech by Philip Lowe, Governor, at the Economic Society of Australia, Brisbane
Leaning In: Towards Better Payment and Clearing Systems
Keynote Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at ASIC Annual Forum, Sydney
Panel discussion – The End of Libor and the Impact on Australian Financial Markets – Sydney
Regulators Urge Financial Institutions to Plan for LIBOR Transition
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
April 2019
Financial Markets Foundation for Children Provides Funding for New Chair in Neonatal Paediatrics
Explaining Monetary Spillovers: The Matrix Reloaded
Progress on Benchmark Reform
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at ISDA's 34th Annual General Meeting, Hong Kong
The State of the Economy
Speech by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) Business Luncheon, Adelaide
Consultation on ISO 20022 Migration for the Australian Payments System
Pacific Central Bankers Prioritise Capital Flows and Climate Change
Is Declining Union Membership Contributing to Low Wages Growth?
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
March 2019
Opening Panel Remarks at the FX Week Australia
Remarks by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the FX Week Australia, Sydney
What's Up (and Down) With Households?
Address by Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic), to Housing Industry Association March Industry Outlook Breakfast, Sydney
Property, Debt and Financial Stability
Speech by Michele Bullock, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA), Perth
Bonds and Benchmarks
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the KangaNews DCM Summit, Sydney
Bilateral Local Currency Swap Agreement With the Bank of Japan
Climate Change and the Economy
Keynote Address by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at a Public Forum hosted by the Centre for Policy Development, Sydney
A Model of the Australian Housing Market
Ten Years of Research – What Have We Learnt Since the Financial Crisis?
Speech by John Simon, Head of Economic Research, at the Economic Society of Australia (QLD) and Griffith University Symposium, Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane
The Housing Market and the Economy
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the AFR Business Summit, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
February 2019
The Operation of the Interchange Standards: Consultation Paper
Payments System Board Update: February 2019 Meeting
Next Generation $20 Banknote Design Reveal
Financial Conditions and the Australian Dollar – Recent Developments
Speech by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the XE Breakfast Briefing, Melbourne
Remarks by Alexandra Heath, Head of Economic Analysis Department, at the Australian Business Economists Forecasting Conference, Sydney
Expanded Forecast Set for Future Statements on Monetary Policy
An expanded list of macroeconomic variables for which forecasts will be published online with future Statements on Monetary Policy.
The Year Ahead
Address by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the National Press Club of Australia, Sydney
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
January 2019
December 2018
Central Bank Frameworks: Evolution or Revolution?
A volume containing the papers and discussions from the 2018 Conference
The Long View on Australian Equities
Speech by Marion Kohler, Head of Domestic Markets Department, at the 31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney
Where's the Money‽ An Investigation into the Whereabouts and Uses of Australian Banknotes
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
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