Search: Index of Commodity Prices
RBA Glossary definition for Index of Commodity Prices
Index of Commodity Prices – A Reserve Bank of Australia-compiled index which provides a measure of price movements in rural and non-rural (including base metals) commodities in Australian Dollars (AUD), Special Drawing Rights (SDR) and United States Dollars (USD).
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Financial Conditions and the Australian Dollar – Recent Developments
15 Feb 2019
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Indeed, commodity prices have increasednoticeably of late. This largely reflects disruptions to supply, particularly of iron ore. ... And while commodity prices haverisen of late, Australia's terms of trade are still forecast to decline gradually over
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-ag-2019-02-15.pdf
The Current Economic Landscape
18 Mar 2010
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Around 70 per cent of our exports now go to Asia and the strong growth in the region has supported commodity prices. ... We are benefiting from high commodity prices and from our links with Asia.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2010/pdf/sp-ag-180210.pdf
Recent Developments in the Global and Australian Economies
24 Mar 2010
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3. %. Core Consumer Price InflationSix-month-ended annualised. Euro area. China. Other east Asia(excluding Japan). % %. ... Bulk Commodity Spot PricesUS$ per tonne. Calculated using the spot import price in China less the spot freight rate fromAustralia
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2010/pdf/sp-ag-250310.pdf
Inflation Targeting and Economic Welfare
25 Jul 2019
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The Misery Index is now as low as it has been sincethe late 1960s. ... Sotoo will recent tax cuts, higher commodity prices, some stabilisation in the housing market,ongoing investment in infrastructure and a lift in resource sector investment.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-gov-2019-07-25.pdf
The Long View on Australian Equities
18 Dec 2018
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Thereturn on equity includes gains from both share price changes (or ‘capital gains’) and dividends paidout. ... in part reflecting their exposure to volatile commodity prices.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2018/pdf/sp-so-2018-12-13.pdf
Employment and Wages
26 Nov 2019
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Speeches | 2019
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-dg-2019-11-26.pdf
The Year Ahead
7 Feb 2019
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Thelower exchange rate and a lift in some commodity prices are also assisting. ... The latest data areconsistent with this, with a turning point now evident in the wage price index (Graph 6).
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-gov-2019-02-06.pdf
External Review - RBA Economic Group Forecasts and Analysis
4 Apr 2016
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Populationgrowth not only reflects demographic influences but also migration rates. Ideally, pathsfor equity and house prices, as well as the long-run level of the cash rate, should besensibly related to ... changes in key factors, includingconditioning
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2016/pdf/sp-ag-2016-04-06-external-forecast-review-final-report.pdf
Interest Rates and the Property Market
19 Sep 2022
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Speech - 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-so-2022-09-19.pdf
Access Regime for the EFTPOS System
12 Sep 2006
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Reform of the EFTPOS System
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2006/pdf/mr-06-06-gazette-notice-eftpos-access-regime.pdf