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RBA Glossary definition for bid
bid – The price offered to purchase securities in the primary market. In relation to a tender, a bid also includes the volume willing to be bought at the price offered.
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Foreign Exchange Market Intervention
10 Dec 2011
Bulletin
– December 2011
Intervention in the broker market could involve the RBA placing a ‘bid’ or ‘offer’ but, if it wishes to send a stronger signal, the RBA would either ‘give the bid’ or ... Direct deals with banks are similar whereby the RBA would request a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/dec/7.html
Box E: Financial Soundness Indicators
21 Mar 2005
FSR
- March 2005
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/mar/pdf/box-e.pdf
Box B: The Recent Japanese Yen Flash Event
10 Feb 2019
SMP
– February 2019
Bid-ask spreads widened to over 100 pips (1 US cent) for a short period. ... Footnotes. Bid-ask spreads are typically measured in ‘pips’ in foreign exchange markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/feb/box-b-the-recent-japanese-yen-flash-event.html
Open Market Operations
17 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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Bids/offers for any given term are acceptedin order of their competitiveness, and limitson individual counterparties are not applied.In allocating operations across maturities, thelikely future system cash positions and thepricing ... Occasionally,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/jun/pdf/bu-0603-1.pdf
Box A: Recent Developments in Energy Prices
5 Aug 2022
SMP
– August 2022
Electricity generators submit bids into the NEM signalling how much electricity they are willing to supply and at what price; the generators that bid the lowest are then chosen to generate ... The wholesale electricity price – or the ‘spot price’
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/aug/box-a-recent-developments-in-energy-prices.html
Domestic Financial Markets
4 Nov 2010
SMP
– November 2010
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/nov/pdf/dom-fin-mkts.pdf
Market Making in Bond Markets
19 Mar 2015
Bulletin
– March 2015
In November 2014, the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) published a report on developments in market making and proprietary trading in fixed income and related derivative markets (CGFS 2014). The aim of the report was to facilitate a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/mar/7.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
8 May 2020
SMP
– May 2020
Much, though not all, of the sharp increase in bid-offer spreads on AGS in the first half of March has been unwound as volatility has declined. ... Bid-ask spreads have widened and trading has been difficult. These difficulties began around the same time
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2020/may/domestic-financial-conditions.html
The Global Financial Environment
7 Oct 2022
FSR
– October 2022
Bid-ask spreads have widened in a number of economies bond markets alongside high volatility and central banks slowing or ceasing purchases of government bonds (Graph 1.2).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/oct/global-financial-environment.html
Electronic Trading and the Australian Foreign Exchange Market
10 Jun 2011
Bulletin
– June 2011
These transactions were also conducted over the telephone. Dealers could place bids (to buy) or offers (to sell) with the brokers for specific amounts and the brokers would communicate the current ... The platforms displayed, in real time, the best bid
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/jun/6.html