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RBA Glossary definition for floating exchange rate
floating exchange rate – Exchange rates determined by market forces based on the demand for and supply of a currency.
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Australian Financial Markets
10 Jun 2002
Bulletin
– June 2002
One party may have a floating rate liability and will be worried that interest rates will rise (making its obligation more expensive). ... To protect against this eventuality, it can exchange its stream of floating rate payments with a fixed stream so as
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/jun/2.html
Economic and Financial Research in the Reserve Bank in 2001
10 Jan 2002
Bulletin
– January 2002
In this situation, a floating exchange rate in conjunction with inflation targeting is an obvious policy alternative. ... He points to evidence that floating exchange rates can be subject to fads and bubbles, and argues that this behaviour imposes
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/jan/1.html
Fallbacks for BBSW Securities
16 Jun 2022
Bulletin
– June 2022
The bank bill swap rate (BBSW) is an important short-term benchmark interest rate for Australian financial markets across various maturities.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/jun/fallbacks-for-bbsw-securities.html
Capital Flows and the International Financial System
10 Nov 1999
Bulletin
– November 1999
One view is that they must choose between the extremes of a currency board (or a common currency) on one hand, and a freely floating exchange rate on the other. ... Different regimes undoubtedly suit different countries. Singapore provides one possible
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/nov/2.html
Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
16 Mar 2023
Bulletin
– March 2023
Banks’ funding costs rose over 2022, driven by increases in the cash rate and in expectations for the future path of the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/mar/developments-in-banks-funding-costs-and-lending-rates.html
The Impact of the Capital Market Turbulence on Banks' Funding Costs
10 Jun 2009
Bulletin
– June 2009
About 20 per cent of the long-term debt is issued in Australia, mainly in the form of fixed and floating rate bonds with maturities of 2–5 years. ... Most of the debt is in the form of large benchmark fixed and floating rate bonds issued in the US
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/jun/1.html
Bank Funding and the Recent Tightening of Monetary Policy
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
– April 2024
Banks’ funding costs have risen substantially since early 2022, driven by increases in the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/bank-funding-and-the-recent-tightening-of-monetary-policy.html
A Forward-looking Model of the Australian Dollar
13 Dec 2018
Bulletin
– December 2018
The exchange rate is an important mechanism that helps the economy adjust to external shocks.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/a-forward-looking-model-of-the-australian-dollar.html
The Road to Australian Dollar Funding
19 Mar 2020
Bulletin
– March 2020
A key feature of Australia’s financial system is that nearly all liabilities are denominated in, or hedged into, Australian dollars.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/mar/the-road-to-australian-dollar-funding.html
Recent Developments in Asset Management – Central Counterparty Risk Controls and Incentives
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
The global asset management industry has grown rapidly following the global financial crisis. International standard-setting bodies and national regulators are working to better understand and, if necessary, address potential financial stability
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/8.html