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RBA Glossary definition for margin payment
margin payment – A payment made to meet a margin call, to cover an adverse movement in the price of physical assets, such as equities or units in managed funds, or derivatives, such as futures, options or swap contracts.
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Firms' Investment Decisions and Interest Rates
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
Firms typically evaluate investment opportunities by calculating expected rates of return and the payback period (the time taken to recoup the capital outlay). Liaison and survey evidence indicate that Australian firms tend to require expected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2002
Bulletin
– May 2002
At the same time, upstream cost data suggest that other sources of pressure on business margins may have eased for the time being (except for rising insurance premiums and utility prices). ... 1 July, which encouraged payment of dividends in the first
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/may/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
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2003
Bulletin
– February 2003
Year-ended inflation (excluding mortgage interest payments) rose to 2 per cent in December, from around 2 per cent in the middle of last year.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/feb/1.html
Structural Features of Australian Residential Mortgage-backed Securities
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
This article provides a summary of structural features typically found in Australian residential mortgage-backed securities and their evolution over the past decade. Understanding the structural features of the securities is essential to the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/6.html
Bank Fees in Australia
16 Jun 2022
Bulletin
– June 2022
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on bank fees charged to Australian households, businesses and government.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/jun/bank-fees-in-australia.html
The Ongoing Decline of the Cheque System
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
Cheque use in Australia has declined significantly over the past few decades and currently represents only a small share of non-cash payments. This decline reflects changes in the payments market as a result of technological change and customer
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/7.html
The Household Cash Flow Channel of Monetary Policy
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
Changes in interest rates can affect household spending by directly affecting households' interest income and payments and, in turn, the amount of cash that households have available to spend. This is typically referred to as the ‘household cash
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/3.html
Supply-side Issues in the Housing Sector
10 Sep 2012
Bulletin
– September 2012
Table 2: Development Costs and Margins. Thousands of dollars per dwelling in 2010; selected regions. ... Margins (per cent). (f). 3. 10. 9. 14. Infill. (c). Total development costs.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/sep/2.html
The Chinese Banking System
10 Sep 2012
Bulletin
– September 2012
Analysts have speculated that this additional interest rate flexibility will result in the compression of margins at some Chinese banks, to the extent that banks take the opportunity to raise deposit ... A letter of credit is a bank guarantee that a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/sep/7.html