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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Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2003
Bulletin
– August 2003
On its own, this outlook does not present a strong case for interest rates to be lower than they currently are. ... Nominal interest rates are at historical lows and new fiscal measures have shifted the budget into a sizeable deficit.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/aug/1.html
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
Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
10 Mar 2012
Bulletin
– March 2012
Interest rates on transaction accounts have not fallen in line with the cash rate as many only pay very low nominal interest rates. ... Accordingly, interest rates on business and housing variable-rate loans tended to adjust in line with the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/5.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2000
Bulletin
– November 2000
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised overnight interest rates in August as concerns about deflation and the sustainability of the recovery had ameliorated sufficiently for the overnight call rate to be ... The significance of economic news and interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/nov/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1999
Bulletin
– May 1999
Japan cut its target call rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.15 per cent in February and subsequently guided overnight interbank interest rates to (fractionally above) zero. ... Short-term market interest rates had moved down to near the new cash rate target
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/may/1.html
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
The Movement of Interest Rates
18 Oct 2001
Bulletin
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So if the people askingus to adopt US interest rates are really arguingfor a change of exchange rate regime, thenthere is no dispute that it could probablytechnically be done. ... If, on the other hand, someone is arguingfor adopting US interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/oct/pdf/bu-1001-3.pdf
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
January | 2024
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/
The Exchange Rate and Macroeconomic Policy in Australia | Conference – 1993
12 Jul 1993
Conferences
where variables not previously defined are:. M nominal money supply. i nominal interest rate. ... It is worth mentioning these qualifications briefly. Relaxing the Mundell-Fleming model assumption that exchange rate expectations are static introduces the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1993/pitchford.html