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RBA Glossary definition for Nominal interest rate
Nominal interest rate – The nominal interest rate refers to the cost of borrowing money before adjustment for inflation i.e. it includes compensation for the expected erosion of the value of the borrowed funds due to inflation. It is the cost visible to the borrower, and is composed of the real interest rate plus inflation.
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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Box C: Interest Rate Risk in the Australian Financial System
10 Feb 2020
FSR
April 2018
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/pdf/box-c.pdf
The Neutral Interest Rate
10 Feb 2020
Bulletin
September Quarter 2017
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/pdf/bu-0917-2-the-neutral-interest-rate.pdf
Box A: Low Interest Rates and Asset Price Risk
10 Feb 2020
FSR
April 2018
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/pdf/box-a.pdf
Three Decades of Real Interest Rates
17 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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Real interest rates have varied widely overrecent decades. Calculated in the conventionalmanner – that is, deflating the nominal interestrate by the rate of inflation over the previous12 months (Graphs 2 and 3) – ... 3. If we start from a position
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1991/oct/pdf/bu-1091-2.pdf
The Movement of Interest Rates
18 Oct 2001
Bulletin
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So if the people askingus to adopt US interest rates are really arguingfor a change of exchange rate regime, thenthere is no dispute that it could probablytechnically be done. ... If, on the other hand, someone is arguingfor adopting US interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/oct/pdf/bu-1001-3.pdf
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
31 Jul 2003
SMP
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made by deducting an expectationof future, rather than past, inflation from therelevant nominal interest rate. ... Proxies for real interest rates can be moreuseful over long periods, particularly wherethere are pronounced differences in theprevailing
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/1997/may/pdf/box-4.pdf
Overview
6 Dec 2023
SMP
- August 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/pdf/overview.pdf
Financial Stability Assessment
5 Oct 2023
FSR
- October 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/pdf/00-overview.pdf
Inflation
6 Dec 2023
SMP
- August 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/pdf/04-inflation.pdf
Some Observations on Low Inflation and Household Finances
23 Feb 2001
Bulletin
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Hence, market forces willtend, in time, to produce an equilibrium inwhich nominal interest rates embody aninflation premium. ... with nominal interest rates,growth of nominal incomes and increases inhouse prices correspondingly higher.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/oct/pdf/bu-1097-6.pdf