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RBA Glossary definition for Nominal interest rate
Nominal interest rate – The nominal interest rate refers to the cost of borrowing money before adjustment for inflation i.e. it includes compensation for the expected erosion of the value of the borrowed funds due to inflation. It is the cost visible to the borrower, and is composed of the real interest rate plus inflation.
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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Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2002
Bulletin
– May 2002
The latter has been boosted by low interest rates and rising house prices, as well as an historically low unemployment rate. ... This is the highest rate of issue since the mid 1990s when interest rates also favoured Australian investments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/may/1.html
Expectations and the Neutrality of Interest Rates
27 Nov 2023
Conferences
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RBA Annual Conference 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2023/pdf/rba-conference-2023-cochrane.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
The only industrial country increasing interest rates is Canada. The Bank of Canada raised its policy interest rate by a further 50 basis points to 3.25 per cent in two ... Interest rates have been broadly stable at low levels in Asian emerging markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/may/1.html
The Neutral Interest Rate
10 Feb 2020
Bulletin
September Quarter 2017
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/pdf/bu-0917-2-the-neutral-interest-rate.pdf
The Cost of Inflation in Australia | Conference – 1992
10 Jul 1992
Conferences
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 ... In our benchmark inflation-neutral world, a fully-anticipated
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1992/mctaggart.html
The Relationship Between Financial Indicators and Economic Activity: 1968–1987 | Conference – 1989
31 Dec 1968
Conferences
For interest rates, all significant coefficients are negative, as expected. In other words, a rise in the short-term interest rate is generally associated with a fall in nominal demand, a ... Data for real interest rates are calculated by deducting the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1989/bullock-morris-stevens.html
Low Interest Rates and Bank Profitability – The International Experience So Far
17 Jun 2021
Bulletin
– June 2021
This article discusses the effect that low interest rates may have on bank profits, and reviews the experience of banks in economies that have had very low interest rates for an extended period.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/jun/low-interest-rates-and-bank-profitability-the-international-experience-so-far.html
Three Decades of Real Interest Rates
17 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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Real interest rates have varied widely overrecent decades. Calculated in the conventionalmanner – that is, deflating the nominal interestrate by the rate of inflation over the previous12 months (Graphs 2 and 3) – ... 3. If we start from a position
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1991/oct/pdf/bu-1091-2.pdf
September | 2023
21 Sep 2023
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/
Discussion on Recent Thinking About Exchange Rate Determination and Policy | Conference – 1993
12 Jul 1993
Conferences
This being said, it is relevant to emphasise two important caveats to the proposition that nominal exchange rate changes tend to induce roughly equivalent changes in real exchange rates. ... In this context, it was noted that the countries with a high
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1993/mussa-disc.html