Reserve Bank of Australia

The rise in prices for natural resources and the associated planned increase in Australian based capacity to supply key commodities is one of the largest such economic events in our history. The...

 The financial crisis has led to a significant re-assessment of risk. Having been underpriced for a number of years prior to 2007, risk was rapidly and substantially re-priced as the financial...

Ric Battellino, Deputy GovernorAddress to Financial Executives International of AustraliaSydney - 15 June 2010Given the financial orientation of this group, I thought I would focus my remarks today on...

Address to Western Sydney Business Connection, Sydney - 9 June 2010Thank you for the invitation to be here today in western Sydney, a region which accounts for about one in every 15 people employed in...

The Reserve Bank takes very seriously the allegations that have been raised in relation to Securency, a company of which the Bank is a shareholder. It condemns corrupt behaviour of any kind.The Bank...

Competition in the Deposit MarketMalcolm Edey, Assistant Governor (Financial System), Australian Retail Deposits Conference 2010IntroductionThe theme for this session is Pricing and Competition in the...

At its meeting today, the Board decided to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, effective 5 May 2010.Recently, forecasts for world GDP growth have been revised up again, and growth...

At its meeting today, the Board decided to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent, effective 7 April 2010.The global economy is growing, and world GDP is expected to rise at close to...

At its meeting today, the Board decided to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.0 per cent, effective 3 March 2010.The global economy is growing, and world GDP is expected to rise at close to...

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.75 per cent.The global economy is growing, and world GDP is expected to rise at close to trend pace in 2010 and 2011. The...