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RBA Glossary definition for PPS
PPS – Protected Payments System
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The Reserve Bank's Collateral Framework
7 Dec 2017
Bulletin
– December 2017
The Reserve Bank, like other central banks, holds collateral to reduce the risk of financial loss in its domestic market operations. The Reserve Bank's collateral framework sets out how the diverse portfolio of collateral assets is managed and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/dec/2.html
Housing Market Turnover
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
The rate of housing market turnover, an important indicator of housing market conditions, has trended lower since the early 2000s. This is partly because households are moving less often and fewer own their own homes. More recently, the increase in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/3.html
Chinese Household Income, Consumption and Savings
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
Household income and spending in China have grown rapidly over the past few decades, and income inequality has also risen. The various measures of China's aggregate household saving rate have all increased since the 1990s, and variation in saving
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/4.html
A Century of Stock-Bond Correlations
18 Sep 2014
Bulletin
– September 2014
The correlation between movements in equity prices and bond yields is an important input for portfolio asset allocation decisions. Throughout much of the 20th century, the correlation between equity prices and government bond yields in the United
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/sep/8.html
Inflation Expectations in Advanced Economies
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
Anchored inflation expectations are important for price stability because expectations affect current actions. Although all inflation expectations measures provide some information about future inflation, professional forecasters have been the most
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/4.html
Currency Risk at Emerging Market Firms
16 Jun 2016
Bulletin
– June 2016
Exchange rate fluctuations can affect the value of emerging market (EM) firms in several ways, including through trade-related and balance sheet channels. This article examines the effects of exchange rate fluctuations on listed EM firms' share
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/jun/8.html
Developments in the Australian Repo Market
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
The market for repurchase agreements (repos) – where cash is borrowed and lent using securities as collateral – plays an important role in the implementation of monetary policy and as a source of finance for the bond market. The Reserve Bank has
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/5.html
Why Is Wage Growth So Low?
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
Wage growth has declined markedly in Australia over the past few years. At the same time, stronger growth in labour productivity has worked to contain growth in labour costs. These developments reflect several factors, including spare capacity in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/2.html
Houses and Apartments in Australia
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
Apartments have become an important part of the housing mix in Australia. This has several implications for assessments of residential activity. The lag from a change in monetary policy to the effect on residential activity might increase, because
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/1.html
GDP-linked Bonds
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
A GDP-linked bond is a debt security with repayments that are linked to the issuing country's GDP. These securities have recently attracted some attention, including within the Group of Twenty (G20), in the context of discussions about possible ways
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/8.html