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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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Box A: The Transition Away from LIBOR

8 Apr 2021 FSR – April 2021
For several decades, London Inter-bank Offered Rates (LIBOR) have been a widely used benchmark for global interest rates, underpinning derivatives, loans, bonds and other financial products. ... LIBOR seeks to measure the interest rates that large banks
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/apr/box-a-the-transition-away-from-libor.html

Note 1 – Summary of Accounting Policies | Financial Statements

3 Aug 1999 RBA Annual Report – 1999
The Bank engages in interest rate futures and foreign currency swaps, and has purchased call options. ... Interest rate futures, foreign currency swaps and call options purchased are off-balance sheet items.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1999/fin-statements/note-1.html

Australian Interest Rates and Security Yields

9 Mar 2023 RBA Annual Report – 1960
The central bank has for some years taken a special interest in Papua and New Guinea. ... These machines are used to handle the inscribed stock accounting, loan applications, and interest payments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1960/special-activities.html

Note 1 | Financial Statements

20 Aug 2009 RBA Annual Report – 2009
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/2009/fin-statements/note-1.html

Note 1 | Financial Statements

8 Sep 2005 RBA Annual Report – 2005
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/2005/fin-statements/note-1.html

5.4 Focus Topic: Interest Rate Risk

9 Oct 2023 FSR - October 2023 PDF 276KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/pdf/08-focus-topic-interest-rate-risk.pdf

Monetary Policy

9 Mar 2023 RBA Annual Report – 1962
The broad pattern of interest rates on these loans is to be consistent with overall interest rate policy as determined from time to time. ... Interest rates on private borrowings by these bodies also were reduced in February by 7/6d.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1962/monetary-policy.html

Financial Markets in 1978/79

20 Jun 2023 RBA Annual Report – 1979
Private short-term interest rates—such as trading yields on commercial bills—fell in July 1978. ... In most months, the average interest rate on loans from clients was below that ruling in the corresponding periods of the previous year.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1979/fin-markets.html

Box B: Variable Interest Rates on Housing Loans

25 Sep 2005 FSR - March 2005 PDF 53KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/mar/pdf/box-b.pdf

Note 1 | Financial Statements

31 Aug 2007 RBA Annual Report – 2007
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/2007/fin-statements/note-1.html