This paper examines the impact of the depreciation of the Australian dollar on the expenditure of households with foreign-born members in Australia.

Central banks are turning their attention toward central bank digital currency (CBDC) to replace coins and bills and to provide other types of services through digital technology. This paper explores the forces that will affect the implementation of a CBDC.

This briefing argues that there is a solid use case for central bank digital currency (CBDC) that justifies the intense interest across multiple jurisdictions. At the same time, establishing the architecture, infrastructure and rules for access to CBDC will entail design choices that are not without trade-offs.

This report examines the US dollar’s global role and its implications for Australia. The report looks at the dollar’s global pre-eminence and how this has increased over time. It also examines the role of the US dollar as a “reserve asset”, arguing that this reserve asset function is a symptom and not a cause of...

This paper argues that China’s economic and trade 'free ride' is well and truly over, and that it is also encountering pushback from regional countries, and especially so by the United States.