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RBA Glossary definition for business cycle
business cycle – The period between peaks or troughs of macroeconomic activity.
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Economic Outlook
7 Aug 2020
SMP
– August 2020
Business investment is expected to decline significantly this year, led by a sharp fall in non-mining investment. ... A key downside risk would be if there were ongoing cycles of infections and restrictions, which weighed on activity and household and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2020/aug/economic-outlook.html
Box F: Growth in the Factors of Production
10 Nov 2009
SMP
– November 2009
utilisation in the late stages of the expansion phase of the business cycle.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/nov/box-f.html
The Economy and Monetary Policy | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1996
31 Dec 1996
Annual Report
The Bank sees the terms in which the objective is specified – something to be achieved, on average, over the business cycle – as sensible. ... Although aggregate investment has been rising solidly since 1992/93, as a proportion of GDP it remains
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1996/economy-monetary.html
Financial Markets | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1996
31 Dec 1996
Annual Report
Apart from the course of the US business cycle, two other factors were at work in pushing down bond yields. ... Even in countries not synchronised with the US business cycle, however, bond yields have shown strong relationships with US yields in recent
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1996/fin-markets.html
Domestic Economic Conditions
4 Nov 2022
SMP
– November 2022
Graph 2.13. Survey measures of capacity utilisation and investment intentions point to a positive outlook for business investment. ... Non-mining capacity utilisation and business conditions remain elevated; capacity utilisation was around its highest
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/nov/domestic-economic-conditions.html
Economic Outlook
10 Feb 2019
SMP
– February 2019
Dwelling investment is likely to be around its peak for this cycle, and is projected to decline over coming years. ... Lower housing prices could limit how much small businesses can borrow when using housing as collateral.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/feb/economic-outlook.html
The International Environment
4 Aug 2023
SMP
– August 2023
The International Environment | Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/the-international-environment.html
Box B: An Update on the Impact of the Natural Disasters in Queensland
10 May 2011
SMP
– May 2011
early January but a subsequent bounce-back in business conditions and especially in confidence (Graph B2). ... These results suggest that many businesses anticipate a pick-up in activity associated with repair and rebuilding.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/may/box-b.html
Box A: Global Developments in Inflation
10 Feb 2010
SMP
– February 2010
Footnote. See, for example, Smets F and R Wouters (2004), ‘Comparing Shocks and Frictions in US and Euro Area Business Cycles: A Bayesian DSGE Approach’, European Central Bank Working Paper No
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/feb/box-a.html
Economic Activity
26 Jun 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1977
a number of western economies) has been much sharper than in earlier cycles. ... In these circumstances, both households and businesses have reduced the scale of their activities, and aggregate demand has remained subdued.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1977/eco-activity.html