Search: Nominal interest rate
RBA Glossary definition for Nominal interest rate
Nominal interest rate – The nominal interest rate refers to the cost of borrowing money before adjustment for inflation i.e. it includes compensation for the expected erosion of the value of the borrowed funds due to inflation. It is the cost visible to the borrower, and is composed of the real interest rate plus inflation.
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
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/
Three Decades of Real Interest Rates
17 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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Real interest rates have varied widely overrecent decades. Calculated in the conventionalmanner – that is, deflating the nominal interestrate by the rate of inflation over the previous12 months (Graphs 2 and 3) – ... 3. If we start from a position
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1991/oct/pdf/bu-1091-2.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
The only industrial country increasing interest rates is Canada. The Bank of Canada raised its policy interest rate by a further 50 basis points to 3.25 per cent in two ... Interest rates have been broadly stable at low levels in Asian emerging markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/may/1.html
2.4 Banknotes
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
Banknotes | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/banknotes.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2002
Bulletin
– May 2002
The latter has been boosted by low interest rates and rising house prices, as well as an historically low unemployment rate. ... This is the highest rate of issue since the mid 1990s when interest rates also favoured Australian investments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/may/1.html
Low Interest Rates and Bank Profitability – The International Experience So Far
17 Jun 2021
Bulletin
– June 2021
This article discusses the effect that low interest rates may have on bank profits, and reviews the experience of banks in economies that have had very low interest rates for an extended period.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/jun/low-interest-rates-and-bank-profitability-the-international-experience-so-far.html
Note 1 – Summary of accounting policies | Financial Statements
30 Jun 1998
RBA Annual Report
– 1998
Interest rates are implicit in the swap contract but interest itself is not paid or received. ... Both interest rate futures and foreign currency swaps are off balance sheet items.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1998/fin-statements/note-1.html
Developments in Financial Intermediation | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1995
31 Dec 1995
Annual Report
With the jump in corporate leverage in the 1980s, corporate cash flows became much more sensitive to changes in nominal interest rates. ... of the margin between interest rates on standard variable-rate loans and short-term money market interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1995/develop-fin-inte.html
Note 1 – Summary of Accounting Policies | Financial Statements
2 Sep 2003
RBA Annual Report
– 2003
The pricing of the swap must therefore reflect the interest rates applicable to these money market transactions. ... Interest rates are implicit in the swap contract but interest itself is not paid or received.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2003/fin-statements/note-1.html
Banknotes
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
In 2021/22, the amount of interest payments to the banks for this purpose was very low, reflecting the low interest rate environment. ... That said, the opportunity cost of holding banknotes has also fallen in line with low interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/banknotes.html