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Central Bank Total Assets (AUD)

Total assets on the central bank's balance sheet, reflecting the scale of monetary policy operations including quantitative easing programs.

Latest reading: 185987.0 AUD mn · Last updated: · Source: ABS/RBA

Category: Monetary Policy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/aud/cb_assets

Use the production OpenAPI schema for the authoritative REST route metadata.

https://fxmacrodata.com/api/openapi.json

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About Central Bank Total Assets (AUD)

Australia's central bank total assets represent the size of the Reserve Bank of Australia's balance sheet, including domestic and foreign securities, loans to banks, and gold. Balance sheet expansion is the mechanism of quantitative easing (QE).

Why FX traders watch it

A rapidly expanding central bank balance sheet (QE) injects liquidity into the financial system and typically weakens the aud. Balance sheet reduction (QT, or quantitative tightening) is the opposite—draining reserves and supporting the aud.

How to interpret the data

Accelerating balance sheet growth is aud-negative as it signals monetary easing. Declining total assets indicate QT is underway, which is restrictive and tends to support the aud all else being equal.

Historical Central Bank Total Assets (AUD)

Source: ABS/RBA  ·  Monthly  ·  AUD mn

Data provided by FXMacroData via the /api/v1/announcements/aud/cb_assets endpoint. For access, see pricing.

Data Source

Primary Source

ABS/RBA

Official Series ID

RBA Balance Sheet

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

AUD mn

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

{
    "currency": "AUD",
    "indicator": "cb_assets",
    "has_official_forecast": false,
    "start_date": "2023-01-01",
    "end_date": "2023-12-31",
    "data": [
        {
            "date": "2024-07-01",
            "val": 4.2,
            "announcement_datetime": 1722456000
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional lower bound for the requested history.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Central Bank Total Assets data for AUD from 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/aud/cb_assets?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Australia Central Bank Total Assets updated?
Central Bank Total Assets for Australia is released on a monthly schedule by Reserve Bank of Australia (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Central Bank Total Assets reported in?
The series is published in AUD mn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Australia Central Bank Total Assets data?
Data is fetched directly from Reserve Bank of Australia or the official national statistics publication for Australia. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Central Bank Total Assets for Australia via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/aud/cb_assets?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.