Search: Index of Commodity Prices
RBA Glossary definition for Index of Commodity Prices
Index of Commodity Prices – A Reserve Bank of Australia-compiled index which provides a measure of price movements in rural and non-rural (including base metals) commodities in Australian Dollars (AUD), Special Drawing Rights (SDR) and United States Dollars (USD).
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Household and Business Balance Sheets
10 Sep 2010
FSR
– September 2010
Together, these developments mean that the household sector remains sensitive to possible future negative shocks to incomes, interest rates and housing prices. ... There continue to be substantial divergences in earnings across industries. The outlook
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2010/sep/house-bus-bal-sheet.html
Household and Business Balance Sheets
10 Sep 2012
FSR
– September 2012
While prices nationally have stopped falling in recent months, any future recovery is unlikely to produce housing price growth much faster than income growth, as was seen through much of the ... 13). However, recent falls in prices for bulk commodities
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2012/sep/house-bus-bal-sheet.html
Household and Business Balance Sheets
10 Mar 2011
FSR
– March 2011
The strong demand from offshore investors reflects the strength of the Australian economy, strong commodity prices, and some credit rating upgrades in 2010. ... It may, however, also reflect weaker market conditions – between September 2007 and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2011/mar/house-bus-bal-sheet.html
Household and Business Balance Sheets
10 Sep 2009
FSR
– September 2009
The decline was largely driven by falls in the value of share portfolios: the ASX 200 price index is still around 30 per cent below its November 2007 peak. ... Mining profits fell particularly sharply, reflecting a downturn in commodity prices.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2009/sep/house-bus-bal-sheet.html
The Macroeconomic and Financial Environment
10 Mar 2006
FSR
– March 2006
2). The main exception to this general pattern is commodity prices, which have shown considerable volatility at times over the past couple of years. ... questioning some of the assumptions that had been used to price these products.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2006/mar/mac-fin-env.html
The Australian Hedge Fund Industry
10 Sep 2004
FSR
– September 2004
This strategy invests in listed financial and commodity futures markets and currency markets around the world. ... The managers are usually referred to as Commodity Trading Advisors. Like global macro funds, managed futures funds utilise strategies that
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2004/sep/aus-hedge-fund-ind.html
Overview
10 Mar 2015
FSR
– March 2015
At this stage, competitive pressures have not induced a material easing in non-price housing lending standards. ... Some resources and mining services firms are facing more difficult trading conditions now that the mining investment boom is winding down
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2015/mar/overview.html
In Brief: Financial Stability Review – October 2023
6 Oct 2023
FSR
This issue of our Financial Stability Review assesses the current condition of the financial system and potential risks to financial stability.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/
Regulatory Developments
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
The work broadly found that the impact of COVID-19 on new and pre-existing vulnerabilities, including elevated asset price levels, and greater interconnectedness between banks and non-banks, was cause ... The acute liquidity stress from the initial
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/regulatory-developments.html
The Global Financial Environment
20 Oct 2016
FSR
– October 2016
of late as growth outlooks have stabilised, aided by some recovery in commodity prices (Graph 1.1). ... These economies also face a challenging macroeconomic policy environment. Government finances have deteriorated alongside lower commodity prices.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2016/oct/global-fin-env.html