Search: Nominal interest rate
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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The Neutral Interest Rate
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
Central banks monitor the neutral interest rate for a number of reasons, a key one being that it provides a benchmark for assessing the stance of monetary policy. This article describes the determinants of the neutral interest rate and discusses its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/2.html
Firms' Investment Decisions and Interest Rates
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
Firms typically evaluate investment opportunities by calculating expected rates of return and the payback period (the time taken to recoup the capital outlay). Liaison and survey evidence indicate that Australian firms tend to require expected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/1.html
Bulletin August 2001 – Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
band. The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point this year, taking its policy rate down to 5 per cent. ... However, several other emerging market economies have had to raise interest rates, despite slowing output growth, to counter
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/aug/1.html
Are Low Interest Rates Deflationary? A Paradox of Perfect-Foresight Analysis
8 Apr 2016
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Research Workshop 2015: Quantitative Macroeconomics
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2015/pdf/rba-workshop-2015-garcia-schmidt-woodford.pdf
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
The move aimed to profit either from a fall in the exchange rate or, more likely, a weakening in the share market as interest rates rose in response to exchange rate ... A similar pattern of short-term interest rates was evident in late August and early
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html
Measuring Monetary Policy when the Nominal Short-Term Interest Rate is Zero: A Dynamic Stochastic Genearl Equilibrium Approach
30 Nov 2009
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2009
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2009/pdf/kitamura.pdf
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1997
Bulletin
– May 1997
Graph 9. The housing recovery is being supported by an historically high level of affordability of houses which, in turn, reflects the low level of nominal interest rates. ... Falls in mortgage interest rates detracted 0.5 of a percentage point from the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/may/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2001
Bulletin
– February 2001
In addition, interest rates have increased, which will have reduced funds available for household spending of a discretionary nature. ... In Japan, overnight rates were raised in August 2000 thereby terminating the extraordinary ‘zero interest rate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/feb/1.html
The Making Of A Great Contraction With A Liquidity Trap and A Jobless Recovery
12 Dec 2013
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2013
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2013/pdf/schmitt-grohe-uribe.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2001
Bulletin
– November 2001
To be sure, Australian interest rates are now noticeably above those in the US. ... In these countries, nominal interest rates are at low levels, generally in the range of 1–4 per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/nov/1.html