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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Discussion on The Smoothing of Official Interest Rates | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
However, worth noting at the outset is that the theoretical justification for penalising the change in the official short-term nominal interest rate in the loss function is not so clear. ... Does smoothing of official interest rates mean that the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/lindsey-disc.html
Expectations and the Neutrality of Interest Rates
27 Nov 2023
Conferences
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RBA Annual Conference 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2023/pdf/rba-conference-2023-cochrane.pdf
Measuring the Effect of the Zero Lower Bound on Medium- and Longer-Term Interest Rates
13 Dec 2012
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2012/pdf/swanson-williams.pdf
Discussion on Recent Thinking About Exchange Rate Determination and Policy | Conference – 1993
12 Jul 1993
Conferences
This being said, it is relevant to emphasise two important caveats to the proposition that nominal exchange rate changes tend to induce roughly equivalent changes in real exchange rates. ... In this context, it was noted that the countries with a high
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1993/mussa-disc.html
Note 1 – Summary of accounting policies | Financial Statements
30 Jun 1998
RBA Annual Report
– 1998
Interest rates are implicit in the swap contract but interest itself is not paid or received. ... Both interest rate futures and foreign currency swaps are off balance sheet items.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1998/fin-statements/note-1.html
Note 1 – Summary of Accounting Policies | Financial Statements
2 Sep 2003
RBA Annual Report
– 2003
The pricing of the swap must therefore reflect the interest rates applicable to these money market transactions. ... Interest rates are implicit in the swap contract but interest itself is not paid or received.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2003/fin-statements/note-1.html
Developments in Financial Intermediation | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1995
31 Dec 1995
Annual Report
With the jump in corporate leverage in the 1980s, corporate cash flows became much more sensitive to changes in nominal interest rates. ... of the margin between interest rates on standard variable-rate loans and short-term money market interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1995/develop-fin-inte.html
Banknotes
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
In 2021/22, the amount of interest payments to the banks for this purpose was very low, reflecting the low interest rate environment. ... That said, the opportunity cost of holding banknotes has also fallen in line with low interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/banknotes.html
The Transmission of Monetary Policy through Banks' Balance Sheets | Conference – 2018
12 Apr 2018
Conferences
risk that future short-term interest rates will not turn out as expected (interest rate risk). ... The effect of the cash rate on provisioning rates may diminish at low interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/brassil-cheshire-muscatello.html
Financial Markets and The Bank's Operations | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1992
30 Jun 1992
Annual Report
Bank interest rates on standard variable-rate housing loans to owner-occupiers are at least 3 percentage points lower than a year ago. ... Another general point to remember is that high nominal interest rates embody a premium to compensate depositors for
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1992/fin-markets.html