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Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2010 (First Report)

February 2011

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 66KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 54KB)
Background Scope and conduct of the review Next public hearing with the Reserve Bank of Australia

Chapter 2 Monetary policy and other issues	(PDF 197KB)
Overview Forecasts for the economy Inflation targeting and monetary policy The ‘neutral’ or ‘normal cash rate The multi-speed economy Capacity constraints Labour market flexibility Fiscal stimulus Bank profits and bank competition Bank guarantee and moral hazard Exchange rates and external trade United States, China and the global economy Household savings ATM fees Conclusions

Appendix A — Hearing, briefing, and witnesses	(PDF 27KB)

Appendix B —Statement on the conduct of monetary policy	(PDF 71KB)

Appendix C — Glossary of terms	(PDF 52KB)