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RBA Glossary definition for financial markets
financial markets – A generic term for the markets in which financial instruments are traded. Financial instruments have no intrinsic value of themselves. They represent a claim over real assets or a future income stream. The four main financial markets are the foreign exchange market, the fixed interest or bond market, the share or equity market and the derivatives market.
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Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2014
SMP
– May 2014
Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2014 4. Domestic Financial Markets. Australian financial markets have been relatively quiet over recent months. ... Real estate companies lagged other financial companies but their share prices still increased by 7
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Australian Financial Markets
10 Mar 1999
Bulletin
– March 1999
Bulletin. This commentary focuses on linkages between the financial markets and the economy, mainly in relation to developments in financial market prices, that is interest rates and the exchange rate. ... The rise in turnover in domestic financial
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/mar/1.html
The Australian Financial System
8 Apr 2021
FSR
– April 2021
Financial market infrastructures have recently experienced some operational disruptions, underscoring the importance of continually assessing and improving their resilience. ... Financial market indicators also suggest investors are confident that banks'
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/apr/australian-financial-system.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Aug 1999
Bulletin
– August 1999
These developments have been assisted by much more settled conditions in international financial markets. ... Australian financial markets have seen similar trends. There has been some rise in market interest rates on both short-term and long-term
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/aug/1.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Feb 2015
SMP
– February 2015
Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2015 4. Domestic Financial Markets. Following a reduction in the cash rate target at the February Board Meeting, money market rates imply that the cash rate ... Similar to other international markets, Australian
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2015/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html
The Australian Financial System
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
Listed companies have raised around $40 billion of equity since April. The amount raised constitutes the most rapid accumulation of capital from the Australian stock market since the global financial crisis. ... The pace of bond issuance in the domestic
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/australian-financial-system.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
The financial market turmoil that began in Thailand in mid 1997 has now circled the globe and encompassed markets in major industrial countries, most notably the United States. ... This box outlines typical ways in which market participants can leverage
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html
Box A: Volatility in Global Financial Markets
10 Feb 2009
SMP
– February 2009
Volatility in financial markets declined over the five years to mid 2007, before rising as problems in the US sub-prime market began to mount (For much of the following year, ... The average of volatility of equity markets over the current period of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/feb/box-a.html
Financial Markets and the Economy in the March Quarter
10 Apr 1993
Bulletin
– April 1993
The improved tone of financial markets during February and March lifted the main constraint on earlier action and cash rates were reduced by 0.5 percentage point, to around 5.25 ... Graph 14. Financial markets were unsettled in January as the exchange
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/apr/3.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Feb 2011
SMP
– February 2011
Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2011 4. Domestic Financial Markets. The Reserve Bank Board has maintained its target for the overnight cash rate at 4.75 per cent since November ... Despite the solid improvement in global equity markets over
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html