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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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5.4 Focus Topic: Interest Rate Risk
6 Oct 2023
FSR
– October 2023
5.4 Focus Topic: Interest Rate Risk | Financial Stability Review – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/focus-topic-interest-rate-risk.html
Box C: Interest Rate Risk in the Australian Financial System
10 Apr 2018
FSR
– April 2018
Higher interest rates reduce the value of fixed-rate bonds since future fixed coupon payments are effectively worth less, given the higher interest rate today. ... International Evidence on Interest Rates and the Choice of Adjustable Rate-Mortgages’,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/box-c.html
Is Monetary Policy Less Effective When Interest Rates Are Persistently Low? | Conference – 2017
16 Mar 2017
Conferences
Similarly, Borio et al (2017) find that the interest rate sensitivity of loan-loss provisions increases at low rates, which might reflect evergreening (i.e. ... It is not obvious why the exchange rate channel should be weaker, unless the link between
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/borio-hofmann.html
The Causes, Challenges and Consequences of the Low Interest Rate Environment
30 Dec 2022
Conferences
Conference 2022
Papers and presentations presented at Reserve Bank of Australia 2022 Conference
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2022/
Box A: Low Interest Rates and Asset Price Risk
10 Apr 2018
FSR
– April 2018
Financial Stability Review – April 2018 Box A: Low Interest Rates and Asset Price Risk. ... Metrics of many assets' valuation, which are contingent on the low risk-free interest rates, are elevated relative to history.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/box-a.html
Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in a World of Low Interest Rates
16 Mar 2017
Conference
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2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia 2017 conference, ‘Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in a World of Low Interest Rates’
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/
The Smoothing of Official Interest Rates | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
Figure 1 shows the levels of the various interest rates. Table 1: Patterns in Official Interest-rate Changes. ... Presumably, variable-rate debt would become less common, with long-term interest rates becoming more important.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/lowe-ellis.html
Financial Stability in a Low Interest Rate Environment: An Australian Case Study | Conference – 2017
16 Mar 2017
Conferences
In a low interest rate environment, market segments that were particularly sensitive to incentives set by the level of interest rates, such as borrowers with interest-only loans, were understood to ... In addition, the capital flows attracted by higher
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/ellis-littrell.html
Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses
6 Oct 2023
FSR
– October 2023
Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses | Financial Stability Review – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/household-business-finances-in-australia.html
Box B: Variable Interest Rates on Housing Loans
10 Mar 2005
FSR
– March 2005
2004. Partly explaining the greater prevalence of lower-rate loans is an increase in market share by non-bank lenders, which have generally offered lower interest rates on their product ranges. ... It has also meant that the increase in interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/mar/box-b.html