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RBA Glossary definition for exchange rates
exchange rates – The price of one currency expressed in terms of another currency. Any exchange rate can be quoted two ways, e.g. Australian dollars per US dollar (USD/AUD) or US dollars per Australian dollar (AUD/USD). The convention for the Australian dollar is that it is quoted as the foreign currency price of the Australian dollar. This is sometimes referred to as the 'Indirect' method of quoting.
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International and Foreign Exchange Markets
7 Feb 2006
SMP
– February 2006
It is not surprising, therefore, that there remains intense interest in global financial markets in Chinese exchange rate arrangements. ... This reflected the slightly softer exchange rate and the reduced imperative to add further to reserves given the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/feb/intl-fx-mkts.html
Risk Management
21 Oct 2021
RBA Annual Report
– 2021
The Reserve Bank is exposed to exchange rate risk as some of the Bank's assets are denominated in foreign currency, while most of the Bank's liabilities are denominated in ... Exposures generated by movements in market exchange and interest rates and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2021/risk-management.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 May 2007
SMP
– May 2007
Delinquency rates among prime borrowers and those with fixed-rate loans have remained little changed. ... As noted in the chapter on ‘Domestic Economic Conditions’, Australia's terms of trade have risen to their highest level since the 1950s,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/may/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 May 2006
SMP
– May 2006
The policy interest rate changes announced by major central banks in recent months have not had much impact on exchange rates between the major currencies. ... authorities. Asian exchange rates generally have risen modestly against the US dollar recently,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/may/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Nov 2007
SMP
– November 2007
On a trade-weighted basis, the nominal exchange rate is at its lowest level in over thirty years, and the real exchange rate is only slightly above its 1995 trough ... Similarly, risk reversals, which provide a measure of the market's expectations of the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/nov/intl-fx-mkts.html
Risk Management
12 Sep 2014
RBA Annual Report
– 2014
As exchange rate risk is primarily a function of portfolio size, the yardstick measure of exchange rate risk increased over the year. ... This involves the Bank receiving and sending collateral to cover exposures on foreign exchange swaps generated by
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2014/risk-mgmt.html
The Bank's Market Operations | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1984
30 Jun 1984
Annual Report
dollar at the end of the day, which overcame the artificiality of a rate held constant during the day while exchange rates for major currencies were moving in Asian markets. ... Financial conditions tightened over the course of the quarter, as reflected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1984/bank-mar-ope.html
Operations in Financial Markets
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
These swaps do not affect the exchange rate. The Bank had A$8.6 billion in long-term swaps outstanding at the end of June 2022. ... c) In accordance with IMF guidelines, forward commitments reflect notional values of unsettled spot and forward
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/operations-in-financial-markets.html
Operations in Financial Markets
24 Aug 2001
RBA Annual Report
– 2001
For the same reason, use of swaps has no effect on the exchange rate. ... This may be because exchange rates are subject to many and varied influences, and no clear model of exchange rate determination exists.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2001/oper-fin-mkts.html
Box C: The Exchange Rate and the Economy
7 Nov 2008
SMP
- November 2008
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