Analysis: Back to Pre-1980s; Landmark RBA MonPol Moment We Missed

By Sophia Rodrigues

A landmark moment in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy went largely unnoticed last month – the use of two instruments to pursue monetary policy objective after using one for at least three de...

Analysis: RBA Buys Short-End Bonds Again But 3-Yr Remains “Tight...

By Sophia Rodrigues

The Reserve Bank of Australia bought a huge A$1.8 billion of three-year government bonds at the auction Friday but the cut-off yield was still higher than the 0.25% target, indicating there continues to be dislocation...

Analysis: RBA Manages Curve Flattening; May Aim For More, 10-yr?

By Sophia Rodrigues

The Reserve Bank of Australia has managed to flatten the yield curve in the short to medium-end after two days of government bond-buying but the aim to achieve a further flattening might see them doing more purchases...

Analysis: RBA Bond-Buying Via Multi-Price Auction Powerful Price...

By Sophia Rodrigues

The Reserve Bank of Australia has embarked on Quantitative Easing using a tool that can be powerful in sending a price signal to the market – multi-price auction method.

This afternoon, the RBA lowered...

Analysis: RBA MonPol Announcement - Expectations and Possibilitie...

By Sophia Rodrigues

The most-awaited monetary policy announcement is due from the Reserve Bank of Australia this afternoon at 1430 hours local time.

The market has a set of expectations but is worried that the RBA will disappoi...

Analysis: Why RBA May Have Delayed QE Announcement

By Sophia Rodrigues

A smooth functioning of financial markets may be a prerequisite for the Reserve Bank of Australia to conduct Quantitative Easing especially since it is expected to focus on prices, and that explains why they have not...