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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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Firms' Investment Decisions and Interest Rates
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
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
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Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2001
Bulletin
– February 2001
In addition, interest rates have increased, which will have reduced funds available for household spending of a discretionary nature. ... In Japan, overnight rates were raised in August 2000 thereby terminating the extraordinary ‘zero interest rate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/feb/1.html
Housing Prices, Mortgage Interest Rates and the Rising Share of Capital Income in the United States
9 Jun 2016
RDP
2016-04
Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2016-04 Housing Prices, Mortgage Interest Rates and the Rising Share of Capital Income in the United States. ... Gianni La Cava. May 2016. 1.13. MB. consumption, households, housing, income and wealth, interest rates,
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Bulletin August 2001 – Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
band. The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point this year, taking its policy rate down to 5 per cent. ... However, several other emerging market economies have had to raise interest rates, despite slowing output growth, to counter
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The Expectations Theory of the Term Structure and Short-Term Interest Rates in Australia
1 Jun 1986
RDP
8607
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
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The Term Structure of Interest Rates, Real Activity and Inflation
1 May 1992
RDP
9204
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
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Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1997
Bulletin
– November 1997
As a result, the three reductions in official interest rates during 1996 have been followed by two further declines since the first. ... Markets assessed that the authorities in Hong Kong would resist any change in the exchange rate despite the loss of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/nov/2.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
The move aimed to profit either from a fall in the exchange rate or, more likely, a weakening in the share market as interest rates rose in response to exchange rate ... A similar pattern of short-term interest rates was evident in late August and early
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html
News and Interest Rate Expectations: A Study of Six Central Banks
1 Nov 2004
RDP
2004-10
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
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Risk Effects Versus Monetary Effects in the Determination of Short-term Interest Rates
1 Oct 1987
RDP
8708
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1987/8708.html
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