As an independent central bank with responsibility for monetary and financial system policies, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is accountable to the Parliament for its actions.

Monetary policy is concerned with how much money circulates in the economy, and what that money is worth. What is monetary policy?   Monetary policy is concerned with how much

The Bank of Japan, as the central bank of Japan, decides and implements monetary policy with the aim of maintaining price stability. The Bank of Japan, as the central

In pursuing its goal of maintaining a stable and efficient monetary and financial framework as its contribution to a healthy economy, the Bank has two core purposes; achieving

The tasks of the ESCB and of the Eurosystem are laid down in the Treaty establishing the European Community. They are specified in the Statute of the European

The group that makes monetary policy for the Federal Reserve System is the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). In addition to formulating monetary policy, the FOMC decides whether

Inflation is the term used to describe a rise of average prices through the economy. It means that money is losing its value.   The underlying cause is usually

The Federal Constitution entrusts the Swiss National Bank, as an independent central bank, with the conduct of monetary policy in the interests of the country as a whole

The formulation of monetary policy is the primary responsibility of the Reserve Bank Board. The Board usually meets eleven times each year, on the first Tuesday of the