Search: foreign-currency liquidity
RBA Glossary definition for foreign-currency liquidity
foreign-currency liquidity – The capacity to exchange foreign currency for domestic currency without significantly moving the exchange rate. The extent to which a foreign currency may be traded readily without causing a significant movement in price.
RBA Glossary definition for liquidity
liquidity – The capacity to sell an asset quickly without significantly affecting the price of that asset. Liquidity is also sometimes used to refer to assets that are highly liquid.
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Box A: The RBA's Foreign Exchange Swaps
10 Feb 2008
SMP
– February 2008
As the price is agreed for the term of the swap, the Bank is not exposed to any foreign currency risk. ... This preference for using swaps largely reflects the liquidity of the foreign exchange swap market: average daily turnover in Australia of foreign
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/feb/box-a.html
Overview
8 Apr 2022
FSR
– April 2022
Commodity prices have increased sharply and there has been an increase in market volatility, which has resulted in some market participants facing liquidity shortfalls. ... A rise in global interest rates could trigger sharp capital outflows in emerging
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/apr/overview.html
The Global Financial Environment
8 Oct 2021
FSR
– October 2021
Asian economies tend to have less foreign-currency denominated debt, providing greater capacity to manage the volatility associated with capital outflows. ... The share of debt denominated in foreign currency has increased in several South American
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/oct/global-financial-environment.html
Box B: US Dollar Swap Arrangements between Central Banks
4 Dec 2011
SMP
- November 2008
PDF
107KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/nov/pdf/box-b.pdf
The Global Financial Environment
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
In response, some central banks sold foreign currency reserves to support their currencies and purchased local currency government bonds, which have assisted domestic market functioning. ... Financial market conditions have improved since March, though
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/global-financial-environment.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
10 Feb 2023
SMP
– February 2023
This includes banks swapping foreign-currency denominated and fixed-rate liabilities into floating-rate exposures that reference BBSW. ... Businesses in goods-related industries are also making less use of revolving credit facilities as liquidity
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/feb/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
6 Dec 2023
SMP
- August 2023
PDF
2357KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/pdf/03-domestic-financial-conditions.pdf
Overview
21 Nov 2022
FSR
- April 2022
PDF
70KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/apr/pdf/00-overview.pdf
The Global Financial Environment
8 Apr 2021
FSR
– April 2021
In late February, the increase in yields was exacerbated by low liquidity in government bond markets. ... This increase in debt has also increased currency risk where the debt denominated in foreign currency is unhedged, and the risk of capital outflows
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/apr/global-financial-environment.html
Financial Intermediaries
10 Mar 2006
FSR
– March 2006
This reliance on foreign funding has not exposed the banking system to foreign exchange risk, as the currency risk on foreign-currency-denominated debt is typically fully hedged using cross-currency ... low at $18 billion, and that this was more than
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2006/mar/fin-intermed.html