Over recent decades, Australia’s trade has become increasingly oriented toward east Asia (excluding Japan). Rapid growth in economies from this region is often attributed to their export-oriented policies, with the volume of east Asian exports having increased six-fold over the past 20...

The Reserve Bank has conducted a survey on bank fees each year since 1997. The results of the most recent survey suggest that banks’ fee income from both households and businesses rose moderately in 2013. However, deposit and loan fees have declined as a ratio to the outstanding values of...