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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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Statement by the Governor, Mr Ian Macfarlane: Reduction in Interest Rates
11 Dec 1996
Media Releases
Announcement of reduction in the cash rate from 6.5 per cent to 6.0 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1996/mr-96-14.html
Housing Construction Cycles and Interest Rates
1 Oct 2004
RDP
2004-08
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2004/2004-08.html
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Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1997
Bulletin
– May 1997
Falls in mortgage interest rates detracted 0.5 of a percentage point from the quarterly headline rate and, on a year-ended basis, interest rate reductions that have already occurred will ... Headline inflation forecasts for the current year were revised
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/may/1.html
Risk Management
16 Oct 2015
RBA Annual Report
– 2015
In contrast, securities with floating cash flows carry very little interest rate risk. ... Interest paid on these deposits reflects domestic short-term interest rates, effectively hedging part of the interest rate exposure of the domestic asset portfolio.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2015/risk-management.html
At a Glance: Financial Stability Review – April 2023
6 Apr 2023
FSR
High household and business indebtedness is a key medium-term vulnerability in some advanced economies, particularly amid slowing economic growth and rising interest rates. ... Australian households and businesses are generally well placed to manage the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/apr/
Bank Interest Rate Margins
10 May 1992
Bulletin
– May 1992
Download 78. KB. Bank interest rate margins – the difference between what interest rates banks borrow at and what they lend at – have been the subject of much discussion in recent years, ... For borrowers there has been a great diversity of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1992/may/1.html
3.3 Risk Management
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
Risk Management | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/risk-management.html
At a Glance: Financial Stability Review – April 2022
8 Apr 2022
FSR
Some borrowers will find it harder to meet debt payments due to rising inflation and the expected increases in interest rates. ... Increases in global interest rates have in the past triggered crises in emerging market economies with weaker economic
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/apr/
At a Glance: Financial Stability Review – April 2021
9 Apr 2021
FSR
Another challenge for financial systems is the transition away from LIBOR as an interest rate benchmark. ... Asset prices globally have been rising and are at high levels underpinned by low interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/apr/
Appendix C: The Effect of Different Interest Rate Assumptions
1 Feb 1998
RDP
9803
Download the Paper 344. KB. This appendix sets out an example to show the effect on the variability of interest rates of different interest rate assumptions in forward-looking monetary policy ... If policy-makers are assumed to keep real, rather than
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1998/1998-03/appendix-c.html
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