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RBA Glossary definition for Real interest rate
Real interest rate – The real interest rate refers to the cost of borrowing money (i.e. the nominal interest rate) net of inflation. It takes account of the fact that part of the nominal interest that borrowers pay to lenders represents compensation for anticipated inflation. The remaining �real� component better reflects the economic cost of borrowing and the return to lending.
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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Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
The move aimed to profit either from a fall in the exchange rate or, more likely, a weakening in the share market as interest rates rose in response to exchange rate ... A similar pattern of short-term interest rates was evident in late August and early
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html
Evaluating Simple Monetary-policy Rules for Australia | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
potential output, c an unspecified constant real interest rate, and γ a reaction parameter. ... A similar result follows when the central bank thinks that the neutral real interest rate is higher than it actually is, and so tries to keep interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/de-brouwer-oregan.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1999
Bulletin
– May 1999
Japan cut its target call rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.15 per cent in February and subsequently guided overnight interbank interest rates to (fractionally above) zero. ... Short-term market interest rates had moved down to near the new cash rate target
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/may/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2001
Bulletin
– February 2001
In addition, interest rates have increased, which will have reduced funds available for household spending of a discretionary nature. ... In Japan, overnight rates were raised in August 2000 thereby terminating the extraordinary ‘zero interest rate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/feb/1.html
The Neutral Interest Rate
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
Central banks monitor the neutral interest rate for a number of reasons, a key one being that it provides a benchmark for assessing the stance of monetary policy. This article describes the determinants of the neutral interest rate and discusses its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/2.html
Bulletin August 2001 – Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
band. The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point this year, taking its policy rate down to 5 per cent. ... However, several other emerging market economies have had to raise interest rates, despite slowing output growth, to counter
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/aug/1.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) – ... 5. 0. 5. 10. 15. -10. -5. 0. 5. 10
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1991/oct/pdf/bu-1091-2.pdf
Is Monetary Policy Less Effective When Interest Rates Are Persistently Low? | Conference – 2017
16 Mar 2017
Conferences
Conventional consumption theory suggests that low real interest rates depress saving and boost consumption through intertemporal substitution. ... When the real interest rate is low, the returns from postponing consumption are also low.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/borio-hofmann.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1997
Bulletin
– May 1997
Falls in mortgage interest rates detracted 0.5 of a percentage point from the quarterly headline rate and, on a year-ended basis, interest rate reductions that have already occurred will ... Headline inflation forecasts for the current year were revised
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/may/1.html
The Smoothing of Official Interest Rates | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
The task for the monetary authorities is simply to move the nominal interest rate in line with the random changes in the real interest rate. ... we simply assumed a linear relationship between the real interest rate and economic activity.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/lowe-ellis.html