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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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Long-run Trends in Housing Price Growth
17 Sep 2015
Bulletin
– September 2015
This article examines the factors driving long-run trends in Australian housing price growth over the past three decades. During the 1980s, housing prices grew broadly in line with general price inflation in the economy. The period from the 1990s
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/sep/3.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2004
Bulletin
– November 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/nov/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2004
Bulletin
– May 2004
Talk of US monetary tightening over the past month prompted a rise in market interest rates in Australia, particularly for longer-term securities, and a fall in the exchange rate of ... The normalisation of interest rates by the Fed is therefore expected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/may/1.html
Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates
29 Mar 2012
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March Quarter 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/pdf/bu-0312-5.pdf
Bulletin
17 Apr 2024
Bulletin
- April 2024
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/pdf/bulletin-2024-04.pdf
Quarterly Report on the Economy and Financial Markets
10 Aug 1997
Bulletin
– August 1997
In part, this may reflect declines in the opportunity cost of holding currency: as inflation and nominal interest rates fall, some switching from transactions-type accounts into cash holdings is to ... The falls in mortgage interest rates announced since
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/aug/1.html
Bulletin June Quarter 2021
18 Aug 2021
Bulletin
- June 2021
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/jun/pdf/bulletin-2021-06.pdf
Economic Literacy in Australia: A First Look
15 Feb 2024
Bulletin
- September 2023
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818KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/pdf/economic-literacy-in-australia-a-first-look.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2006
Bulletin
– February 2006
Interest rates of financial intermediaries remain a little below average, however, reflecting the compression of lending margins relative to the cash rate over recent years. ... Low mortgage rates have been an important factor. The nominal 30-year fixed
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2006/feb/1.html
Interpreting Market Responses to Economic Data
11 Oct 2010
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin September 2010
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/sep/pdf/bu-0910-5.pdf