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RBA Glossary definition for money market
money market – The market which deals in short-term discount securities such as Treasury notes, bank bills and promissory notes. Major participants in this market include the Reserve Bank of Australia, banks, superannuation funds, insurance companies, investment trusts, investment banks, building societies and large corporates.
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Bulletin August 2001 – Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
system and money market. ... inflows through banks and the money market have increased strongly. These flows incorporate overseas borrowings by banks, which are on-lent to Australian households and businesses, as well as purchases of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/aug/1.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Aug 2000
Bulletin
– August 2000
Bulletin – August 2000 The Economy and Financial Markets. Download the complete Statement 706. ... Markets see this as no more than a temporary delay. Since the last round of official interest rate increases around the world over May and June, market
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/aug/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1999
Bulletin
– May 1999
In the bond market, yields had fallen sharply in late 1998 to 4.72 per cent, their lowest level since 1964, due largely to events in global markets at that time. ... March. The Bank of Japan allowed short-term money-market interest rates to fall to an
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/may/1.html
Australian Financial Markets
10 May 1996
Bulletin
– May 1996
Turnover in bills was the major activity in the money market. ... For example, the majority of the Reserve Bank's money market transactions for liquidity management are now conducted using repurchase agreements, rather than outright purchases and sales
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/may/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2003
Bulletin
– February 2003
On the other hand, the Australian share market, while it has weakened a little, continues to be much more robust than most share markets overseas; the relative strength of the local ... consistent with other developments in markets, such as the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/feb/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
Markets for low-grade investments were hardest hit. Spreads on emerging market debt rose to almost 15 percentage points above US Treasury yields. ... This box outlines typical ways in which market participants can leverage themselves in financial markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html
Foreign Exchange Market Intervention
10 Dec 2011
Bulletin
– December 2011
This benefit relies upon market participants being able to effectively manage their exchange rate risk, which is enhanced by the presence of well-developed hedging markets. ... If the RBA chooses to neutralise any resulting effects on domestic liquidity
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/dec/7.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 2000
Bulletin
– February 2000
Graph 8. Share markets have been volatile, with periods of optimism about the outlook for profits, particularly in the ‘technology’ sector, interspersed by periods of weakness caused by rising market interest ... Emerging-market credit spreads, which
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/feb/1.html
Developments in the Australian Repo Market
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
The market for repurchase agreements (repos) – where cash is borrowed and lent using securities as collateral – plays an important role in the implementation of monetary policy and as a source of finance for the bond market. The Reserve Bank has
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/5.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2004
Bulletin
– August 2004
In Australia, market interest rate expectations remained broadly steady through this period, with markets assessing that Australian rates were closer to normal than in most other countries. ... Pricing in futures markets suggests that market participants
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/aug/1.html