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RBA Glossary definition for cash rate target

cash rate target – As in most developed countries, the stance of monetary policy in Australia is expressed in terms of a target for an overnight interest rate. The rate used by the Reserve Bank of Australia is the cash rate (also known as the interbank overnight rate). When the Reserve Bank Board decides that a change in monetary policy should occur, it specifies a new target for the cash rate. A decision to ease policy is reflected in a new lower target for the cash rate, while a decision to tighten policy is reflected in a higher target.

RBA Glossary definition for Cash Rate

Cash Rate – The interest rate which banks pay to borrow funds from other banks in the money market on an overnight basis. The cash rate is the Reserve Bank of Australia's operational target for the implementation of monetary policy. It is also an important financial benchmark in the Australian financial markets. It is used as the reference rate for Australian dollar Overnight Indexed Swaps (OIS) and the ASX 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate Futures. The Reserve Bank of Australia is the administrator of the cash rate. The cash rate is calculated as the weighted average interest rate on overnight unsecured loans between banks settled in the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS). The Cash Rate is also known by the acronym AONIA in financial markets.

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Twenty-five Years of Inflation Targeting in Australia | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
Guy Debelle
But inflation was still at its post-recession lows of 2 per cent when the RBA increased the cash rate by 275 basis points in three moves over the second half ... The fact that inflation was still high as these events unfolded did not constrain the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/debelle.html

The Transmission of Monetary Policy through Banks' Balance Sheets | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
Anthony Brassil, Jon Cheshire and Joseph Muscatello
This is an important question for the RBA – understanding how cash rate changes are passed through to banks' lending and deposit rates ensures the RBA can set its cash rate target ... The effect of the cash rate on provisioning rates may diminish at
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/brassil-cheshire-muscatello.html

Introduction | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
John Simon
Their main finding is that, while cash rate changes between 2003 and 2012 were fully passed through to the major banks' lending and deposit rates (in aggregate), pass-through since 2012 ... has fallen to around 90 per cent as the major banks' return on
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/introduction.html

A Factor Model Analysis of the Effects of Inflation Targeting on the Australian Economy | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
Luke Hartigan and James Morley
Interestingly, recursive estimates of factor loadings for real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, CPI inflation, and the overnight cash rate (OCR) suggest a stabilisation rather than an abrupt change with the ... Δlog(x. t. ). No. Overnight cash rate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/hartigan-morley.html

Discussion | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
where. is the legislated target rate. ... the overnight cash rate – affects inflation.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/archer-levin-disc.html

Credibility, Flexibility and Renewal: The Evolution of Inflation Targeting in Canada | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
Thomas J Carter, Rhys Mendes and Lawrence L Schembri
This departure left the BoC in need of a target that could replace the exchange rate as a nominal anchor for monetary policy. ... Among its themes were two factors that potentially favoured a target higher than 2 per cent, namely downward nominal wage
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/carter-mendes-schembri.html

Inflation Targeting in New Zealand: An Experience in Evolution | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
John McDermott and Rebecca Williams
The RBNZ recognised this, and we replaced the MCI with the Official Cash Rate (OCR) as the instrument of monetary policy in March 1999. ... Hunt C (2004), ‘Interpreting Clause 4(b) of the Policy Targets Agreement: Avoiding Unnecessary Instability in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/mcdermott-williams.html

Discussion | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
Let's not spend any time on money targets or exchange rate targets. ... Trying to get more impact out of interest rate movements suggests two policy possibilities: raising the inflation target or breaking through the ELB.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/mckibbin-panton-disc.html

Discussion | Conference – 2018

12 Apr 2018 Conferences
The paper recursively estimates loadings of real gross domestic product (GDP), CPI inflation, and the overnight cash rate (OCR) on the factors, and finds that they stabilise over time rather than ... In an ideal world, central banks should be moving
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/hartigan-morley-disc.html

Is Monetary Policy Less Effective When Interest Rates Are Persistently Low? | Conference – 2017

16 Mar 2017 Conferences
Claudio Borio and Boris Hofmann
This is because banks are reluctant to reduce deposit rates below zero, even when the policy rate crosses that barrier. ... In more general settings, interest rates may also affect consumption by influencing income or cash flows and through wealth effects
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/borio-hofmann.html