Search: Nominal interest rate
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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Domestic Financial Conditions
6 May 2022
SMP
– May 2022
Interest rates on outstanding housing and business loans remained low, despite increases in interest rates on some new fixed-rate loans. ... Table 3.1: Average Outstanding Housing Rates. March 2022. Interest rate. (per cent). Change since Feb 2021.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/may/domestic-financial-conditions.html
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
Financial Conditions
7 May 2024
SMP
– May 2024
Financial Conditions | Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/may/financial-conditions.html
Discussion on The Smoothing of Official Interest Rates | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
However, worth noting at the outset is that the theoretical justification for penalising the change in the official short-term nominal interest rate in the loss function is not so clear. ... Does smoothing of official interest rates mean that the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/lindsey-disc.html
The Transmission of Monetary Policy through Banks' Balance Sheets | Conference – 2018
12 Apr 2018
Conferences
risk that future short-term interest rates will not turn out as expected (interest rate risk). ... The effect of the cash rate on provisioning rates may diminish at low interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/brassil-cheshire-muscatello.html
Economic Outlook
10 Feb 2023
SMP
– February 2023
low savings) are finding it hard to adjust to higher interest rates and higher inflation. ... Many households are well placed to absorb higher interest rate costs without significant spending cuts.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/feb/economic-outlook.html
The Consequences of Low Interest Rates for the Australian Banking Sector
29 Dec 2022
Conferences
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RBA Annual Conference 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2022/pdf/rba-conference-2022-brassil.pdf
The Exchange Rate and Macroeconomic Policy in Australia | Conference – 1993
12 Jul 1993
Conferences
where variables not previously defined are:. M nominal money supply. i nominal interest rate. ... It is worth mentioning these qualifications briefly. Relaxing the Mundell-Fleming model assumption that exchange rate expectations are static introduces the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1993/pitchford.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
4 Nov 2022
SMP
– November 2022
Interest rates on new variable-rate loans remain around 50 basis points lower than on outstanding loans. ... Graph 3.22. Table 3.2: Average Outstanding Housing Rates. September 2022. Interest rate in Sep 2022.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/nov/domestic-financial-conditions.html
The Welfare Effects of Alternative Choices of Instruments and Targets for Macroeconomic Stabilisation Policy | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
If real interest rates are constant, variations in the inflation rate translate directly into variations in the nominal interest rate, and only the return to cash is affected. ... Short-term inflationary shocks – those that had no significant effect on
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/quiggin.html