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RBA Glossary definition for Cash Rate

Cash Rate – The interest rate which banks pay to borrow funds from other banks in the money market on an overnight basis. The cash rate is the Reserve Bank of Australia's operational target for the implementation of monetary policy. It is also an important financial benchmark in the Australian financial markets. It is used as the reference rate for Australian dollar Overnight Indexed Swaps (OIS) and the ASX 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate Futures. The Reserve Bank of Australia is the administrator of the cash rate. The cash rate is calculated as the weighted average interest rate on overnight unsecured loans between banks settled in the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS). The Cash Rate is also known by the acronym AONIA in financial markets.

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Fixed-rate Housing Loans: Monetary Policy Transmission and Financial Stability Risks

16 Mar 2023 Bulletin – March 2023
Gian-Piero Lovicu, Jin Lim, Anthea Faferko, Amelia Gao, Anirudh Suthakar and Declan Twohig
Fixed-rate borrowing increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has delayed the effect of the higher cash rate on borrowers’ cash flows.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/mar/fixed-rate-housing-loans-monetary-policy-transmission-and-financial-stability-risks.html

The Transmission of Monetary Policy: How Does It Work?

15 Sep 2017 Bulletin – September 2017
Tim Atkin and Gianni La Cava
The transmission of monetary policy refers to how changes to the cash rate affect economic activity and inflation. This article outlines the stages of transmission and the channels through which it occurs. The effects of monetary policy are hard to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/1.html

Firms' Investment Decisions and Interest Rates

18 Jun 2015 Bulletin – June 2015
Kevin Lane and Tom Rosewall
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

The Economic Effects of Low Interest Rates and Unconventional Monetary Policy

17 Sep 2020 Bulletin – September 2020
Rochelle Guttmann, Dana Lawson and Peter Rickards
The cash rate is currently at its effective lower bound and the Reserve Bank has put in place a suite of alternative monetary policy tools.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/sep/the-economic-effects-of-low-interest-rates-and-unconventional-monetary-policy.html

Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates

17 Mar 2016 Bulletin – March 2016
Kelsey Wilkins, George Gardner and Blair Chapman
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on how developments in the composition and pricing of banks' funding have affected their overall cost of funds and influenced lending rates. Major banks' outstanding funding costs fell notably in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/mar/3.html

The Household Cash Flow Channel of Monetary Policy

15 Sep 2016 Bulletin – September 2016
Helen Hughson, Gianni La Cava, Paul Ryan and Penelope Smith
Changes in interest rates can affect household spending by directly affecting households' interest income and payments and, in turn, the amount of cash that households have available to spend. This is typically referred to as the ‘household cash
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/3.html

Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates

19 Mar 2015 Bulletin – March 2015
Eduardo Tellez
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on how developments in the composition and pricing of banks' funding have affected their overall cost of funding and the setting of lending rates. The main finding is that the spread between the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/mar/6.html

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18 Apr 2024 Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
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Cash Rate Pass-through to Outstanding Mortgage Rates

17 Apr 2024 Bulletin - April 2024 PDF 736KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/pdf/cash-rate-pass-through-to-outstanding-mortgage-rates.pdf

Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates

22 Mar 2013 Bulletin – March 2013
Benn Robertson and Anthony Rush
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on changes in the composition and cost of banks' funding and the impact of these changes on lending rates (Deans and Stewart 2012). The main findings are that the absolute levels of funding costs
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/mar/7.html