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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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Affine Endeavour: Estimating a Joint Model of the Nominal and Real Term Structures of Interest Rates in Australia
27 Feb 2018
RDP
2018-02
financial markets, inflation, interest rates, modelling, money. We outline a ‘workhorse’ affine term structure model of nominal and real interest rates in Australia. ... The model allows us to decompose observed yields paid on nominal and
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Nominal Interest Rates and Inflation: 1961–1989
1 Jun 1991
RDP
9104
Over the 1975–79 period, the relationship between nominal interest rates and inflation strengthened. ... b) Average nominal interest rate: For each period an average of monthly data on interest rates is calculated.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1991/9104/nominal-interest-rates-and-inflation-1961-1989.html
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Appendix
1 Dec 1989
RDP
8908
i. t. =. k-period domestic nominal interest rate in period t; and. ... i. t. =. k-period foreign interest rate in period t. Equation (7) states that the differential between k-period nominal interest rates equals the expected change in the exchange rate
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The Effect of Steady Inflation on Interest Rates and the Real Exchange Rate in a World with Free Capital Flows
1 Feb 1991
RDP
9101
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1991/9101.html
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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
Firms' Investment Decisions and Interest Rates
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
Firms typically evaluate investment opportunities by calculating expected rates of return and the payback period (the time taken to recoup the capital outlay). Liaison and survey evidence indicate that Australian firms tend to require expected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/1.html
Housing Prices, Mortgage Interest Rates and the Rising Share of Capital Income in the United States
9 Jun 2016
RDP
2016-04
In effect, I argue that the fall in nominal interest rates over the 1980s and 1990s raised the demand for housing and pushed up housing prices and rents (relative to ... I estimate that the long-term decline in interest rates can explain more than half
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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
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The Consequences of Low Interest Rates for the Australian Banking Sector
21 Dec 2022
RDP
2022-08
In jurisdictions with a negative policy rate, retail deposit interest rates remained close to zero (albeit negative). ... rate. So cash rate reductions remain an effective policy tool during large downturns and at low interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2022/2022-08/full.html
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Long-term Interest Rates, Risk Premia and Unconventional Monetary Policy
12 Apr 2011
RDP
2011-02
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
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