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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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Understanding Exchange Rates and Why They Are Important

13 Dec 2018 Bulletin – December 2018
Adam Hamilton
Exchange rates are important to Australia's economy because they affect trade and financial flows between Australia and other countries.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/understanding-exchange-rates-and-why-they-are-important.html

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 May 2004 Bulletin – May 2004
Talk of US monetary tightening over the past month prompted a rise in market interest rates in Australia, particularly for longer-term securities, and a fall in the exchange rate of ... The normalisation of interest rates by the Fed is therefore expected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/may/1.html

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 Nov 2004 Bulletin – November 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/nov/1.html

Bulletin

18 Apr 2024 Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
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The Economy and Financial Markets

10 Aug 1998 Bulletin – August 1998
Interest rates remain low across the yield curve; credit is freely available and is growing at a solid pace; and the exchange rate is near the low end of historical experience ... forces. This has allowed the US Federal Reserve to sustain lower interest
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/aug/1.html

Developments in Foreign Exchange and OTC Derivatives Markets

15 Dec 2016 Bulletin – December 2016
Megan Garner, Anna Nitschke and David Xu
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) conducts the Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Over-the-counter (OTC) Derivatives Markets Activity (Triennial Survey) to collect information about the size and structure of these
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/dec/7.html

Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates

10 Mar 2012 Bulletin – March 2012
Cameron Deans and Chris Stewart
Interest rates on transaction accounts have not fallen in line with the cash rate as many only pay very low nominal interest rates. ... Accordingly, interest rates on business and housing variable-rate loans tended to adjust in line with the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/5.html

Small Business Lending

10 Oct 1997 Bulletin – October 1997
As it happens, over the past year these interest rates have fallen roughly by the same amount as the cash rate. ... the average interest rate paid on this type of facility, like the indicator rates, has fallen in line with the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/oct/2.html

Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates

29 Mar 2012 Bulletin PDF 288KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March Quarter 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/pdf/bu-0312-5.pdf

Open Market Operations Since the Float

10 Dec 1986 Bulletin – December 1986
Ian Macfarlane
To the extent that it was successful, it would prop up interest rates and thus prolong the exchange rate/interest rate combination that gave rise to the inflow in the first ... Diagram 1. A particular form of variability in interest rates that
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1986/dec/2.html