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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 Markets and Conditions
10 May 2007
SMP
– May 2007
Long-term interest rates have also fluctuated but shown little net change since the last Statement (Graph 54). ... Covenant-lite loans pay a slightly higher interest rate in return for fewer loan covenants (such as maximum debt-to-earnings multiples and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
10 May 2018
SMP
– May 2018
Hence the interest rate spread between major banks' lending rates and overall debt funding costs is estimated to have narrowed recently, though it remains higher than a few years ago. ... Graph 3.9. Table 3.1 Intermediaries' Fixed and Variable Lending
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2018/may/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Nov 2006
SMP
– November 2006
From the time of the August tightening of monetary policy, financial markets generally held the view that it was more likely than not that official interest rates would be increased again. ... Following the August (and May) tightening, most lenders also
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
6 Aug 2021
SMP
– August 2021
Borrowers reaching the end of their fixed-rate period have been able to obtain more favourable interest rates now on offer. ... Table 3.1: Average Outstanding Housing Rates. June 2021. Interest rate. (Per cent). Change since February 2020.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/aug/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
10 Feb 2019
SMP
– February 2019
Graph 3.9. Table 3.1 Intermediaries' Housing Lending Rates. December 2018. Interest rate Per cent. ... Graph 3.19. Table 3.3 Intermediaries' Business Lending Rates. December 2018. Interest rate Per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/feb/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
27 Nov 2018
SMP
– November 2018
Table 3.1 Intermediaries' Fixed and Variable Lending Rates. Interest rate Per cent. ... Graph 3.18. Table 3.3 Intermediaries' Fixed and Business Lending Rates. Interest rate Per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2018/nov/domestic-financial-conditions.html
The International Environment
4 Nov 2022
SMP
– November 2022
There is significant uncertainty around the level of interest rates that will be needed to achieve that. ... Graph 1.11. Growth in other domestic expenditure has moderated but so far remains positive in the face of rising interest rates and falling real
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/nov/the-international-environment.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
4 Feb 2021
SMP
– February 2021
Interest rates on variable-rate loans to large businesses have declined by 85 basis points since the end of February 2020. ... Some new fixed-rate loans are being advertised with interest rates of below 2 per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/feb/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2006
SMP
– May 2006
Short-term interest rates were fairly steady for most of the period since the last Statement, at a level consistent with a cash rate of 5.5 per cent. ... With respect to fixed-rate housing loans, interest rates were relatively steady between late 2005
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/may/dom-fin-mkts.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