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The RBA shocked markets this week by keeping interest rates on hold at 3.85%, despite widespread expectations for a third cut ...

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) caught markets off guard when it decided to hold the current official cash rate (OCR) at 3.85%. The market — including all four of Australia's Big Four ...

We should be both alert to, and alarmed by, political attacks on central banks and their implementation of monetary policy.

The lender is one of three major banks to sign on to the RBA’s trial of a central bank digital currency and settlement ...

Australia's central bank said on Thursday it was taking another major step toward a wholesale central bank digital currency ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia is taking the next step in creating a new digital version of the Australian dollar.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has named the fintechs and banks participating in a series of digital money and crypto asset trials later this year under Project Acacia, which has received regulatory ...

As global stablecoin use soars, the Reserve Bank is launching new trials of fiat-backed crypto, blockchain and CBDCs in real-world financial applications.

Project Acacia has today reached a significant milestone with a number of industry participants (see below) selected to explore how innovations ...

In the seven weeks leading up to the Australian central bank interest rate decision, its policymakers sat silent as hot wars ...