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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Statement on Monetary Policy
6 Dec 2023
SMP
- August 2023
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9542KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/pdf/statement-on-monetary-policy-2023-08.pdf
Domestic Economic Conditions
20 Nov 2023
SMP
- November 2023
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1238KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/nov/pdf/02-domestic-economic-conditions.pdf
Overview
4 Aug 2023
SMP
– August 2023
Overview | Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/overview.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
9 Aug 2019
SMP
– August 2019
Banks have passed through most of the reductions in the cash rate to housing interest rates and to retail deposit rates. ... This is consistent with lower interest rate swap rates, which are often used as a pricing benchmark.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/aug/domestic-financial-conditions.html
The International Environment
20 Nov 2023
SMP
- November 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/nov/pdf/01-the-international-environment.pdf
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Aug 2006
SMP
– August 2006
Regarding business loans, intermediaries also increased their indicator rates on variable-rate business loans by 25 basis points after the May tightening. ... for housing, particularly at fixed interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
10 May 2019
SMP
– May 2019
Table 3.1: Intermediaries' Housing Lending Rates. March 2019. Interest rate. Change since August 2018. ... Table 3.3: Intermediaries' Business Lending Rates. March 2019. Interest rate. Change since March 2018.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/may/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Feb 2007
SMP
– February 2007
One of the features of housing interest rates over recent years has been lenders' tendency to discount, relative to the indicator rate, the actual rate that borrowers pay. ... Interest rates on fixed-rate loans did not rise as much as those on
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
20 Nov 2023
SMP
- November 2023
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9530KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/nov/pdf/statement-on-monetary-policy-2023-11.pdf
Inflation
5 May 2023
SMP
– May 2023
Inflation | Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/may/inflation.html