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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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Opening Statement to the Senate Select Committee on the Cost of Living
5 Jun 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-so-2023-02-01.pdf
A Monetary Policy Fit for the Future
22 Nov 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-11-22.pdf
3/19/2019 Bonds and Benchmarks | Speeches https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-ag-2019-03-19.html ...
19 Mar 2019
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Interest Rate BenchmarksI'll change tack now by discussing the reform of interest rate benchmarks. ... BBSW remains robustThe BBSW rates are important interest rate benchmarks for the Australian dollar.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-ag-2019-03-19.pdf
The Why, How and What of Forecasting
5 May 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-so-2023-05-03.pdf
Remarks at the Reserve Bank Board Dinner
3 May 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-05-02.pdf
The RBA and the Australian Economy
16 Dec 2021
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It isimportant that during a time when interest rates are the lowest on record people do not borrow toomuch. ... At some point in the future, interest rates will increase from these record lows.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/pdf/sp-gov-2021-12-16.pdf
Australian Securitisation Markets: Responding to Change
1 Dec 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-so-2023-11-21.pdf
Monetary Policy in Australia: Complementarities and Trade-offs
26 Oct 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-10-24.pdf
The Economics of a Central Bank Digital Currency in Australia
7 Dec 2022
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-ag-2022-12-08.pdf
Innovation and Dynamism in the Post-pandemic World
26 Nov 2021
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And that is exactly what has happened. Hurdle rates on investmentprojects have remained high even as interest rates and the cost of capital have fallen (Graph 5). ... Firmsmight keep their hurdle rates high because they are uncertain what the right
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/pdf/sp-ag-2021-11-18.pdf