Search: Nominal interest rate
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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Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1997
Bulletin
– May 1997
Graph 9. The housing recovery is being supported by an historically high level of affordability of houses which, in turn, reflects the low level of nominal interest rates. ... Falls in mortgage interest rates detracted 0.5 of a percentage point from the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/may/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
The move aimed to profit either from a fall in the exchange rate or, more likely, a weakening in the share market as interest rates rose in response to exchange rate ... A similar pattern of short-term interest rates was evident in late August and early
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html
Are Low Interest Rates Deflationary? A Paradox of Perfect-Foresight Analysis
8 Apr 2016
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Research Workshop 2015: Quantitative Macroeconomics
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2015/pdf/rba-workshop-2015-garcia-schmidt-woodford.pdf
Financial Stability in a Low Interest Rate Environment: An Australian Case Study | Conference – 2017
16 Mar 2017
Conferences
More recently, nominal interest rates have declined further, relative to the averages seen in the rest of the inflation-targeting period. ... One issue from low nominal interest rates is that the central bank has less room for conventional monetary
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/ellis-littrell.html
The Role of the Exchange Rate in Monetary Policy – the Experience of Other Countries | Conference – 1993
12 Jul 1993
Conferences
Whilst a sizeable dispersion of inflation still persisted, the credibility of the exchange rates was tending to bring about a convergence of nominal interest rates. ... 0 schedule would slope forward, as shown. This system is not stable (see Appendix C);
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1993/artis.html
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. ... into riskier assets to maintain nominal returns as interest rates fall.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/box-a.html
Evaluating Simple Monetary-policy Rules for Australia | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
The appreciation of the nominal exchange rate induced by higher local interest rates also directly lowers inflation by reducing the Australian dollar price of imports. ... These rules set the current nominal interest rate on the basis of currently
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/de-brouwer-oregan.html
The Making Of A Great Contraction With A Liquidity Trap and A Jobless Recovery
12 Dec 2013
Research Workshop
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346KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2013
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2013/pdf/schmitt-grohe-uribe.pdf
Data Availability
25 Mar 2024
Chart Pack
Data availability for graphs included in the Bank's monthly ‘Chart Pack’
https://www.rba.gov.au/chart-pack/data-availability.html
The Movement of Interest Rates
18 Sep 2001
Speech
Speech by Ian Macfarlane to Giblin Lecture, University of Tasmania/Economic Society of Australia (Tasmanian Branch), Hobart
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2001/sp-gov-180901.html