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RBA Glossary definition for interest rate
interest rate – The term used to describe the cost of borrowing money or the return to the owner of the funds which are invested or lent out. It is usually expressed as a percent per annum of the amount of money borrowed, lent or invested.
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Bulletin August 2001 – Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
band. The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point this year, taking its policy rate down to 5 per cent. ... However, several other emerging market economies have had to raise interest rates, despite slowing output growth, to counter
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/aug/1.html
Recent Developments in Interest Rates on Bank Lending
10 Apr 1999
Bulletin
– April 1999
This cut largely closed the gap between the interest rate on banks' standard variable-rate loans and mortgage managers' rates. ... This is the only form of personal lending where interest rates have fallen further than the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/apr/1.html
Statement by the Governor, Mr Bernie Fraser: Further Interest Rate Reductions
16 May 1991
Media Releases
Announcement of reduction in the cash rate by 1 percentage point to around 10.50 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1991/mr-91-08.html
Statement by the Governor, Mr Bernie Fraser: Further Reduction in Interest Rates
8 Jan 1992
Media Releases
Announcement of reduction in the cash rate by 1 percentage point
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1992/mr-92-03.html
Statement by the Governor, Mr Ian Macfarlane: Reduction in Interest Rates
30 Jul 1997
Media Releases
Announcement of reduction in the cash rate by 50 basis points, to 5.0 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1997/mr-97-15.html
Statement by the Governor, Mr Ian Macfarlane: Reduction in Interest Rates
23 May 1997
Media Releases
Announcement of reduction in the cash rate from 6.0 per cent to 5.5 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1997/mr-97-10.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1997
Bulletin
– November 1997
As a result, the three reductions in official interest rates during 1996 have been followed by two further declines since the first. ... Markets assessed that the authorities in Hong Kong would resist any change in the exchange rate despite the loss of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/nov/2.html
International Interest Rate Linkages and Monetary Policy: The Case of Australia
1 Dec 1988
RDP
8812
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1988/8812.html
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Statement by the Governor, Mr Bernie Fraser: Interest Rate Reductions
3 Sep 1991
Media Releases
Announcement of reduction in the cash rate by 1 percentage point to 9.50 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1991/mr-91-15.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
The move aimed to profit either from a fall in the exchange rate or, more likely, a weakening in the share market as interest rates rose in response to exchange rate ... A similar pattern of short-term interest rates was evident in late August and early
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html