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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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The Consequences of Low Interest Rates for the Australian Banking Sector

21 Dec 2022 RDP 2022-08
Anthony Brassil
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

References

21 Dec 2022 RDP 2022-08
Anthony Brassil
Balloch C, Y Koby and M Ulate (2022), ‘Making Sense of Negative Nominal Interest Rates’, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Working Paper 2022-12. ... Lopez JA, AK Rose and MM Spiegel (2020), ‘Why Have Negative Nominal Interest Rates Had Such a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2022/2022-08/references.html

The Low Interest Rate Environment

21 Dec 2022 RDP 2022-08
Anthony Brassil
Download the Paper 1.6. MB. Before exploring the consequences of low interest rates, a brief digression to frame what is typically meant by the ‘low interest rate environment’. ... Rather than referring to rates that are temporarily low, the low
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2022/2022-08/the-low-interest-rate-environment.html