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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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Domestic Financial Markets
10 Aug 2010
SMP
– August 2010
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2010 Domestic Financial Markets. Since the Statement in May, the Reserve Bank Board has maintained its target for the overnight cash rate at 4.50 per ... cent. An intensification in pressures in global financial
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
The financial market turmoil that began in Thailand in mid 1997 has now circled the globe and encompassed markets in major industrial countries, most notably the United States. ... This box outlines typical ways in which market participants can leverage
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html
Box C: Low Volatility in Financial Markets
10 Aug 2014
SMP
– August 2014
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2014 Box C: Low Volatility in Financial Markets. ... A notable feature of global financial markets in 2014 has been the very low level of price volatility.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/aug/box-c.html
Extracting Information from Financial Market Instruments
10 Mar 2012
Bulletin
– March 2012
Bulletin – March 2012 Extracting Information from Financial Market Instruments. Richard Finlay and David Olivan. ... There are no official data to measure the total size and activity levels in the inflation swap market accurately, although a survey by
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/6.html
5 December 2023 | Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Board
19 Dec 2023
Minutes
Minutes of the monetary policy meeting of the Reserve Bank Board for 5 December 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/rba-board-minutes/2023/2023-12-05.html
The Australian Financial System
8 Oct 2021
FSR
– October 2021
Profits of insurers have increased, although some longer-term challenges remain. Regulators are engaging with financial market infrastructures on necessary steps to improve their resilience following recent incidents. ... Financial market infrastructures
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/oct/australian-financial-system.html
Innovation and Integration in Financial Markets and the Implications for Financial Stability | Conference – 2007
20 Aug 2007
Conferences
Lower costs of financial market participation have also led to an increase in the number of retail investors and ‘day-traders’, who actively participate in foreign exchange and other markets, with ... Third, promoting resilient financial market
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2007/hamilton-jenkinson-penalver.html
The Impact of Y2K on Financial Markets in Australia
10 Jan 2000
Bulletin
– January 2000
Download 37. KB. As in other countries, financial markets in Australia were affected in 1999 by the so-called ‘Y2K’ problem – that is the uncertainty as to whether computer systems would ... The effects on financial markets were due to banks and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/jan/1.html
Operations in Financial Markets
24 Oct 2016
RBA Annual Report
– 2016
The Reserve Bank transacts in domestic and international financial markets in order to meet the Bank's policy objectives. ... Using foreign currency reserves in this manner has not been considered necessary since 2008, when global financial markets were
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2016/operations-in-financial-markets.html
The Australian Financial System
7 Oct 2022
FSR
– October 2022
Financial market infrastructures (FMIs) – such as central counterparties (CCPs), securities settlement facilities and high-value payment systems – enable financial system participants to manage credit and liquidity risks. ... Related to this,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/oct/australian-financial-system.html