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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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The Role of the Exchange Rate in Monetary Policy – the Experience of Other Countries | Conference – 1993
12 Jul 1993
Conferences
If the exchange rate appreciates, interest rates can fall, consistent with an unchanged inflationary pressure. ... If the exchange rate depreciates, then interest rates must be raised to preserve the same counter-inflationary stance of policy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1993/artis.html
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
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
The only industrial country increasing interest rates is Canada. The Bank of Canada raised its policy interest rate by a further 50 basis points to 3.25 per cent in two ... Interest rates have been broadly stable at low levels in Asian emerging markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/may/1.html
The Smoothing of Official Interest Rates
7 Dec 2006
Conferences
PDF
190KB
RBA Conference Volume 1997
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/pdf/lowe-ellis.pdf
Risk Management
24 Oct 2016
RBA Annual Report
– 2016
The Reserve Bank is exposed to very little interest rate risk on its balance sheet liabilities. ... Interest paid on these deposits reflects domestic short-term interest rates, effectively hedging part of the interest rate exposure of the domestic asset
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2016/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/
Risk Management
25 Sep 2017
RBA Annual Report
– 2017
The Reserve Bank is exposed to very little interest rate risk on its balance sheet liabilities. ... Interest paid on these deposits reflects domestic short-term interest rates, effectively hedging part of the interest rate exposure of the domestic asset
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2017/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/
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/