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RBA Glossary definition for OIS
OIS – Overnight indexed swap, a bilaterally traded, or over-the-counter (OTC), derivative in which one party agrees to pay the other party a fixed interest rate in exchange for receiving the average cash rate recorded over the term of the swap.
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Review of the Yield Target
22 Mar 2023
In March 2020, the Reserve Bank Board introduced a target for the yield on the three-year Australian Government bond which was discontinued in November 2021. This review examines the experience with the yield target and draws lessons from this
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/reviews/yield-target/index.html
Videos | Education
4 May 2023
So the summary indicator that was generally used to look at this is this [graph] in terms of the tension in fixed income markets is the LIBOR OIS spread. ... There's a difference between LIBOR and OIS, which is the expected policy rate, or the equivalent
https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/videos.html
Extracting Information from Financial Market Instruments
10 Mar 2012
Bulletin
– March 2012
Graph 1. OIS contracts trade for relatively short terms, generally of less than one year. ... The use of the OIS market to gauge cash rate expectations does, however, present some challenges.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/6.html
The Domestic Market for Short-term Debt Securities
10 Sep 2011
Bulletin
– September 2011
Others may use OIS to speculate on the near-term direction of the cash rate. ... Subsequently, OIS rates have declined, suggesting that market participants expect a near-term easing in monetary policy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/sep/5.html
Monetary Policy, Equity Markets and the Information Effect
23 Mar 2021
RDP
2021-04
4. Data and Method. To calculate monetary policy surprises I use data from the OIS market. ... Hence, it appears that the augmented monetary policy surprises continue to reflect movements in the entire OIS curve.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2021/2021-04/full.html
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The Yield and Market Function Effects of the Reserve Bank of Australia's Bond Purchases
24 May 2022
RDP
2022-02
Figure 6: Change in AGS Spreads to OIS. Over key event study days. ... Target bond yields. 3-year OIS rate. Target bond yields. 3-year OIS rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2022/2022-02/full.html
Data
23 Apr 2019
RDP
2019-03
Unlike futures contracts which refer to the overnight rate in a particular calendar month, the maturity in the OIS contract is fixed. ... Hence they allow investors to more finely calibrate their hedges. OIS contracts are widely traded in a broad array
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2019/2019-03/data.html
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Monetary Policy, Equity Markets and the Information Effect
24 Oct 2021
RDP
PDF
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4.1 Data. To calculate monetary policy surprises I use data from the OIS market. ... year.7 In principle, the changes in one OIS contract around monetary policy announcements could.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2021/pdf/rdp2021-04.pdf
Changes to the Reserve Bank's Open Market Operations
22 Feb 2022
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the Australian Financial Markets Association, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-ag-2022-02-22.html