RBA’s Term Funding Facility Ends With A$21B Untapped or Repaid

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, July 2, 2021)—It might seem impossible to believe that any institution would refuse to borrow funds at a maximum rate of 25bps but it is exactly what seems to have happened.

The last date for...

RBA Governor Lowe’s Plan For Historic Moment Dashed

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, June 28, 2021)—It was meant to be a historic moment for RBA Governor Philip Lowe, addressing the media in person following monetary policy decision on July 6.

But any hope of this has been das...

Insight: Program Size In RBA’s Flexible Future Quantitative Easin...

(This Insight was first published on Thursday, June 24, 2021 as an email to premium subscribers and is an important read in the lead up to the RBA's July board meeting)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, June 24, 2021)—The...

Insight: RBA Chief Economist Ellis’ Thought Leadership And Implic...

(This Insight was first published on Thursday, June 24 at 7:21PM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, June 24, 2021)—As the chief economist of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Luci Ellis makes a...

RBA Ellis: Remains committed to maintain highly supporting monet...

--Board remains committed to maintaining highly supporting monetary conditions
--Aim to support return to full employment, inflation consistent with target
--Need to support demand for as long as spare capacity remains
--Outpu...

Analysis: RBA Lowe’s Key Message From Recent Speech and MonPol Im...

(This Analysis was first published on Monday, June 21 at 3:27PM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, June 21, 2021)—For the first time ever, the Reserve Bank of Australia has acknowledged the d...