The assistant governor of the Bank of the Reserve of Australia (Economic), Sarah Hunter, declared in the late Monday that he will focus on the US policy adjustments and how they will impact inflation in Australia. In addition, Hunter emphasized that the RBA will adopt a slow approach to feat cuts in the future.
Key quotes
The February statement reflected that the RBA Board is more cautious than the market on the prospects of greater relief.
Focused on US policy settings and how they will impact inflation in Australia.
Bouncing in household consumption in the quarter of December, not just a temporary increase.
The link between the forecast of the RBA and the policy decision of the Board is not mechanical.
There are always risks and uncertainties around the central forecast.
Looking forward is not in conflict with the dependence of the data.
The RBA must adopt a prospective approach to fulfill the mandate.
Market reaction
At the time of writing, the Aud/USD torque trades 0.01% down in the day, to negotiate at 0.6382.
RBA FAQS
The Bank of the Australian Reserve (RBA) sets interest rates and manages Australia’s monetary policy. The decisions are made by a advice of governors in 11 meetings per year and in the necessary emergency meetings that are necessary. The main mandate of the RBA is to maintain price stability, which means an inflation rate of 2%-3%, but also “… contribute to the stability of currency, full employment and economic prosperity and the well-being of the Australian people.” Its main tool to achieve this is to raise or lower interest rates. Relatively high interest rates will strengthen the Australian dollar (AUD) and vice versa. Other RBA tools are the quantitative relaxation and hardening of monetary policy.
Although traditionally it has always been considered that inflation is a negative factor for currencies, since it reduces the value of money in general, the truth is that in modern times the opposite has happened with the relaxation of cross -border capital controls. Moderately high inflation now tends to take the central banks to raise their interest rates, which in turn has the effect of attracting more capital of world investors who are looking for a lucrative place to keep their money. This increases the demand for the local currency, which in the case of Australia is the Australian dollar.
Macroeconomic data calibrates the health of an economy and can have an impact on the value of its currency. Investors prefer to invest their capital in safe and growing economies than in precarious and contraction economies. A greater influx of capital increases aggregate demand and the value of the national currency. Classic indicators, such as GDP, Manufacturing and Services PMIs, employment and surveys about consumer feeling can influence the AUD. A strong economy can encourage the Bank of the Australian Reserve to raise interest rates, also supporting the Aud.
The quantitative easing (QE) is a tool used in extreme situations in which to lower interest rates is not enough to restore credit flow in the economy. The QE is the process by which the Bank of the Australian Reserve (RBA) prints Australian dollars (AUD) in order to buy assets – normally State or business bonds – to financial institutions, thus providing them with the liquidity they need so much. The one usually translates into a weaker audience.
The quantitative hardening (QT) is the reverse of the QE. It is carried out after the QE, when economic recovery is underway and inflation begins to increase. While in the QE the Bank of the Australian Reserve (RBA) buys state and business bonds from financial institutions to provide liquidity, in QT the RBA stops buying more active and stops reinvesting the main one that expires of the bonds it already has. It would be positive (or bullish) for the Australian dollar.
Source: Fx Street
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