Reserve Bank of Australia reports end-February 2026 official reserve assets of AUD 105.8 billion

The Reserve Bank of Australia published its February 2026 Official Reserve Assets statistics, reporting total reserves of AUD 105,800 million at end-month, equivalent to USD 75,393 million. This compared with AUD 104,725 million (USD 73,350 million) at end-January 2026. At end-February 2026, holdings comprised foreign exchange of AUD 59,088 million, Special Drawing Rights of AUD 20,644 million, the reserve position in the International Monetary Fund of AUD 3,498 million, gold of AUD 18,817 million and other reserve assets of AUD 3,754 million. Reported changes reflect foreign exchange transactions (including swaps), earnings on foreign securities and valuation effects from movements in foreign currency asset values and exchange rates; ‘other reserve assets’ include the market value of derivatives with non-resident entities, holdings in the Asian Bond Fund, loans to the International Monetary Fund’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust and holdings in the deposit and loan accounts of the International Monetary Fund’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust. The Reserve Bank noted that reserve totals can differ from figures in its weekly balance sheet and annual report due to differing treatments of repurchase agreements and gold loans for reserve reporting purposes, and that the data are subject to revision. Further data on foreign exchange transactions and holdings of official reserve assets are scheduled for publication on the third Thursday of each month, with international reserves and foreign currency liquidity data due on the last business day of the month.