Search: financial markets
RBA Glossary definition for financial markets
financial markets – A generic term for the markets in which financial instruments are traded. Financial instruments have no intrinsic value of themselves. They represent a claim over real assets or a future income stream. The four main financial markets are the foreign exchange market, the fixed interest or bond market, the share or equity market and the derivatives market.
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The Australian Financial System
20 Oct 2018
FSR
– October 2018
They connect different financial market participants to facilitate payments and the clearing and settlement of financial products. ... Given their central role in the financial system it is important that FMIs are available whenever financial market
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/oct/aus-fin-sys.html
Domestic Financial Markets
27 Nov 2015
SMP
– November 2015
Statement on Monetary Policy – November 2015 4. Domestic Financial Markets. In recent months, Australian financial markets have, at times, experienced increased volatility in line with international developments. ... Demand for newly issued AGS has
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2015/nov/04-domestic-financial-markets.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Aug 2006
SMP
– August 2006
The relatively calm conditions which characterised global financial markets over the past few years have been punctuated by several bouts of volatility in recent months. ... Having been widely anticipated, the announcement itself had little impact on
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/aug/intl-fx-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2009
SMP
– November 2009
Statement on Monetary Policy – November 2009 Domestic Financial Markets. The Reserve Bank Board increased its target for the overnight cash rate by 25 basis points in both October and November, to ... onset of the financial market turbulence in mid
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2008
SMP
– November 2008
More recently, as authorities (including those in Australia) have announced more aggressive measures to support financial markets and economic activity, bill spreads have narrowed considerably. ... payments. The large Australian banks continue to be less
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Overview
4 Oct 2019
FSR
– October 2019
In the current environment, there are many possible triggers for dislocation in financial markets. ... Attacks designed to disrupt the broad financial system could be spread across banks or target common systems or key financial market infrastructure.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2019/oct/overview.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2009
SMP
– May 2009
Listed non-financial companies' response to the turmoil in financial markets was evident in changes to the structure of their balance sheets over the December half 2008. ... Current levels of volatility are below the average since the onset of turbulence
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Box A: The Period of Low Volatility in Financial Markets
10 Feb 2018
SMP
– February 2018
Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2018 Box A: The Period of Low Volatility in Financial Markets. ... Volatility in global financial markets had been very low for a few years (Graph A1).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2018/feb/box-a-the-period-of-low-volatility-in-financial-markets.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Aug 2006
SMP
– August 2006
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2006 Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions. ... The increase in volatility in recent months followed an unusually stable period in financial markets since early 2003.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
The Global Financial Environment
10 Mar 2014
FSR
– March 2014
Recent events in Ukraine underline that geopolitical events can have repercussions on financial markets and sectors, often with little warning. ... Conditions in Asian banking systems remained generally favourable in 2013 despite increased volatility in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2014/mar/global-fin-env.html