Analysis: Actual and Forecast Inflation in RBA’s Amended Forward...

By Sophia Rodrigues

The focus of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s amended forward guidance is actual inflation and hence the main message is that monetary policy will remain easy for longer.

But that doesn’t mean inf...

RBA Kent: Interest Rates Lower Than Otherwise Due To Forward Guid...

RBA Kent: Interest Rates Lower Than Otherwise Due To Forward Guidance
RBA Kent: Breadth, Durability of MonPol Easing Now Is Greater Than During GFC
RBA Kent: Examining Balance Sheet is Complementary Way of Assessing MonPol Easing 20 Oct 2020, 03:27 PM

Analysis: RBA and Its Evolving Forward Guidance

By Sophia Rodrigues

(This exclusive analysis was first published on October 15 as a paid copy; it is now being made freely available)

The Reserve Bank of Australia is making a significant change in the way it operates monetary...

Insight: RBA Likely to Launch True QE in Nov, Will Also Cut Rates

By Sophia Rodrigues

The Reserve Bank of Australia is highly likely to launch true Quantitative Easing next month by announcing a program for large-scale bond-buying at the longer-end of the curve.

This is a change of view from...

Quick Analysis: RBA Keeps Rates on Hold But Signals Imminent Easi...

By Sophia Rodrigues

The Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate target unchanged at 0.25% Tuesday but its comment on the three-year bond yield was a clear signal that it will ease policy next month.

At the board meeting, t...

Analysis: Win for RBA’s TFF As Initial Allowance Absorbed by Sep...

By Sophia Rodrigues

A few months ago, the Reserve Bank’s Term Funding Facility was the new kid on the block in Australia, viewed with scepticism by many that questioned its effectiveness as an unconventional monetary policy instrum...