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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 Relationship Between Financial Indicators and Economic Activity: 1968–1987 | Conference – 1989
31 Dec 1968
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Clearly, for most of the period, these rates move together. Accordingly, only one interest rate variable is used – the yield on 90-day bank-accepted bills (henceforth “the bill rate”). ... Data for real interest rates are calculated by deducting
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1989/bullock-morris-stevens.html
The Economics of Low Interest Rates
29 Dec 2022
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RBA Annual Conference 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2022/pdf/rba-conference-2022-mian-presentation.pdf
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-The Credit Card Market
8 May 2024
Submissions
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates. ... Indeed, there are numerous websites which allow cardholders to compare product features, introductory offers, interest rates and annual fees across a range of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/the-credit-card-market.html
The Welfare Effects of Alternative Choices of Instruments and Targets for Macroeconomic Stabilisation Policy | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
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A policy that stabilises some measure of the inflation rate but destabilises real interest rates must reduce welfare. ... The difficulty of determining the equilibrium real interest rate is exacerbated by the difficulty of forecasting future inflation
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/quiggin.html
The Cost of Inflation in Australia | Conference – 1992
10 Jul 1992
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In addition, because housing loan interest costs are not deductible, and because nominal housing loan rates might rise in excess of the rate inflation due to the tax-adjusted Fisher effect ... Thus, we are interested in the relationship between inflation
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1992/mctaggart.html
Discussion of Inflation and Interest Rates
27 Nov 2023
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RBA Annual Conference 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2023/pdf/rba-conference-2023-cochrane-discussion-presentation.pdf
Discussion on Inflation Targeting and Japan: Why has the Bank of Japan not Adopted Inflation Targeting? | Conference – 2004
9 Aug 2004
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Both carry essentially zero interest rates, offer great liquidity and pose much the same credit risk. ... I would attach importance only to the dollar holdings at zero interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/ito-disc.html
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates
14 Aug 2015
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and while ‘standard’ interest rates on credit cards tend to be very high, lower-rate cards are. ... Low fee. Low rate. Zero fee. Source: RBA. SUBMISSION TO THE SENATE INQUIRY INTO MATTERS RELATING TO CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES | 5.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/pdf/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08.pdf
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-Introduction
8 May 2024
Submissions
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates. ... very high, lower-rate cards are widely available, as are balance-transfer arrangements where issuers offer zero or low interest rates for a defined period of time.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/introduction.html
Introduction | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
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One interesting feature of this approach, and of the simple interest-rate rules, is that it generates considerably greater variability in short-term official interest rates than has been seen in ... practice. In practice, central banks appear to be
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/intro-97.html