RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA

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...

RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA, 19 Mar 2020, 02:54 PM
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...

RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA, 19 Mar 2020, 12:37 PM
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...

RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA, 18 Mar 2020, 10:17 AM
Analysis: RBA, RBNZ’s QE; Same Starting Point But Different Purpo...

By Sophia Rodrigues

The antipodean central banks have signalled their next monetary policy move is likely to be Quantitative Easing via purchase of government bonds but their purpose and design for this unconventional tool seems to be co...

RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA, 17 Mar 2020, 03:45 PM
Analysis: RBA QE: Bond Buy Only to Support Fwd Guidance; Liquidit...

By Sophia Rodrigues

Purchasing government bonds with forward guidance as the main reason and providing liquidity via enhanced market operations are likely to be the Reserve Bank of Australia’s favoured measures as the cash rat...

RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA, 13 Mar 2020, 09:18 AM
OPINION: Would RBA Go Hard, Lower Cash Rate By 50bps Tue?

By Sophia Rodrigues

There is a case for the Reserve Bank of Australia to lower the cash rate by 50 basis points on Tuesday.

The last occasion the RBA delivered a cut of 50bps or more was in May 2012 and prior to that, it was du...

RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA, 02 Mar 2020, 12:36 PM