Australia has a very high level of compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCPs …

The insurance industry in Australia has weathered the global financial crisis well and was resilient to the …

Australia has a history of few bank failures, even fewer financial crises, and its banking sector emerged from the …

This Selected Issues paper examines macroeconomic impact of migration in Australia. Migration in Australia has … become even more important as the population natural growth rate declines. Australia attracts some of the best … migration is challenging, but within Australia, migration surges have historically been associated with higher growth and …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes inflation dynamics in Australia, with a special focus on wages. The paper finds … inflation dynamics in Australia are similar to what is seen in most advanced economies in recent quarters, with inflation … remain subdued, given robust evidence of the Phillips curve relationship in Australia, it is expected to pick up. Inflation …

trade, Australia has reached a stronger cyclical position than many other advanced economies, with limited scarring …. Inflation has risen to significantly above target, prompting decisive monetary policy tightening. Financial conditions have … since tightened, and housing prices started declining from their peak. Australia is on a narrow path to a soft landing …