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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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The Movement of Interest Rates
18 Oct 2001
Bulletin
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So if the people askingus to adopt US interest rates are really arguingfor a change of exchange rate regime, thenthere is no dispute that it could probablytechnically be done. ... If, on the other hand, someone is arguingfor adopting US interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/oct/pdf/bu-1001-3.pdf
Domestic Financial Conditions
6 May 2022
SMP
– May 2022
Interest rates on outstanding housing and business loans remained low, despite increases in interest rates on some new fixed-rate loans. ... Table 3.1: Average Outstanding Housing Rates. March 2022. Interest rate. (per cent). Change since Feb 2021.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/may/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2002
Bulletin
– May 2002
The latter has been boosted by low interest rates and rising house prices, as well as an historically low unemployment rate. ... This is the highest rate of issue since the mid 1990s when interest rates also favoured Australian investments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/may/1.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
10 Feb 2023
SMP
– February 2023
Interest rates on new variable-rate loans remain around 50 basis points lower than rates on outstanding variable-rate loans. ... Graph 3.22. Table 3.2: Average Outstanding Housing Rates. December 2022. Interest rate in Dec 2022.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/feb/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2001
Bulletin
– November 2001
To be sure, Australian interest rates are now noticeably above those in the US. ... Australia was an exception in that it had reduced interest rates in early September.).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/nov/1.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
4 Aug 2023
SMP
– August 2023
Domestic Financial Conditions | Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1998
Bulletin
– May 1998
money. The low interest rate environment and good company profitability have supported the US share market. ... This is because arbitrage by market participants works to ensure that three-month interest rates reflect the expected average cash rate over
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/may/2.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
10 Nov 2023
SMP
– November 2023
Domestic Financial Conditions | Statement on Monetary Policy – November 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/nov/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2000
Bulletin
– November 2000
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised overnight interest rates in August as concerns about deflation and the sustainability of the recovery had ameliorated sufficiently for the overnight call rate to be ... The significance of economic news and interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/nov/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2002
Bulletin
– February 2002
Further increases in household wealth, together with moderate increases in incomes and the boost to spending power from lower petrol prices and interest rates, have underpinned the growth in consumption. ... As in the major countries, the current level
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/feb/1.html