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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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Domestic Financial Conditions
10 Aug 2018
SMP
– August 2018
This aligns the nature of the rates for their funding with those of their assets (which consist largely of variable interest rate loans). ... Table 3.2 Intermediaries' Fixed and Variable Lending Rates. Interest rate. Change since August 2017.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2018/aug/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Aug 2007
SMP
– August 2007
There have been quite sizeable movements in long-term interest rates since the last Statement, primarily reflecting global long-term yields (Graph 51). ... Interest rates on variable-rate business loans were little changed in the March quarter (the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
31 Jul 2003
SMP
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made by deducting an expectationof future, rather than past, inflation from therelevant nominal interest rate. ... Proxies for real interest rates can be moreuseful over long periods, particularly wherethere are pronounced differences in theprevailing
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/1997/may/pdf/box-4.pdf
Economic Outlook
20 Nov 2023
SMP
- November 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/nov/pdf/05-economic-outlook.pdf
In Brief: Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2024
7 May 2024
SMP
Labour market conditions have eased but unemployment remains low. Earlier interest rate rises and weak spending by consumers is likely to weigh on economic growth this year. ... The path to return inflation to target will be bumpy. How interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/may/
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Nov 2007
SMP
– November 2007
These higher interest rates reflect the effects of the August monetary policy tightening, expectations of the November rate rise and future cash rate rises, and the increase in spreads resulting from ... Another quarter of loans are at fixed rates, and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Overview
6 Feb 2024
SMP
– February 2024
Overview | Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/feb/overview.html
Box B: Why Are Long-term Bond Yields So Low?
10 May 2019
SMP
– May 2019
The term premium is the extra return that compensates investors for lending at a fixed rate of interest; this exposes the investor to the risk that interest rates might rise, in ... Graph B8. Endnotes. For an overview of the drivers of global neutral
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/may/box-b-why-are-long-term-bond-yields-so-low.html
List of tables
10 Nov 2007
SMP
– November 2007
7.27. – fixed-rate. 9. 1. 1. 2. 6.82. Small loans. (b). ... 3. 4. 5. 7.88. (a) Interest rates are RBA estimates. (b) Large loans are those greater than $2 million; small loans are those less than $2 million.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/nov/tables.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
30 Jul 2003
SMP
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There are a number of measurement issuesthat arise in calculating real interest rates.There is no unique measure of this conceptbecause interest rates vary depending onsuch factors as the maturity and ... Another important issue is thatmeasures of real
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2001/feb/pdf/box-b.pdf