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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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Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-Credit Cards as Payment Instruments
8 May 2024
Submissions
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates. ... those not benefiting from strategic or other preferential rates) was more than 50 basis points higher than the interchange rate applying to preferred merchants in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/credit-cards-as-payment-instruments.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
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March Quarter 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/pdf/bu-0312-5.pdf
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Aug 2000
Bulletin
– August 2000
the recent increases in interest rates, even though the higher debt burden of households might be expected to make them more responsive to interest rate changes. ... Markets see this as no more than a temporary delay. Since the last round of official
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/aug/1.html
Open Market Operations Since the Float
10 Dec 1986
Bulletin
– December 1986
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
Developments in Foreign Exchange and OTC Derivatives Markets
15 Dec 2016
Bulletin
– December 2016
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
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 1999
Bulletin
– February 1999
Graph 1. Most other central banks in industrial countries also cut interest rates towards the end of 1998. ... In recent months, Asian interest rates have continued to fall. Australian Financial Markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/feb/1.html
How Do Global Financial Conditions Affect Australia?
12 Dec 2019
Bulletin
– December 2019
Australia is closely integrated with global capital markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/dec/how-do-global-financial-conditions-affect-australia.html
Bank Interest Rate Margins
25 Feb 2002
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin May 1992. 1. Bank interest rate margins – the differencebetween what interest rates banks borrow atand what they lend at – have been the subjectof much discussion in ... For borrowers there has been a greatdiversity
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1992/may/pdf/bu-0592-1.pdf
Fixed-rate Housing Loans: Monetary Policy Transmission and Financial Stability Risks
16 Mar 2023
Bulletin
– March 2023
Fixed-rate borrowing increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has delayed the effect of the higher cash rate on borrowers’ cash flows.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/mar/fixed-rate-housing-loans-monetary-policy-transmission-and-financial-stability-risks.html