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RBA Glossary definition for PPS
PPS – Protected Payments System
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Firm-level Capacity Utilisation and the Implications for Investment, Labour and Prices
17 Dec 2015
Bulletin
– December 2015
Business surveys provide a timely read of the average rate of capacity utilisation at Australian firms. However, discussions with company managers in the Reserve Bank's business liaison program reveal considerable variation in how ‘capacity
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/dec/2.html
The Labour Market during and after the Terms of Trade Boom
17 Mar 2016
Bulletin
– March 2016
During the terms of trade boom, strong growth in output prices meant that the real cost of labour declined from the average firm's perspective and demand for labour increased. At the same time, the appreciation of the exchange rate helped contain
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/mar/1.html
Cycles in Non-mining Business Investment
18 Dec 2014
Bulletin
– December 2014
Growth in private non-mining business investment has been quite subdued over the past few years relative to the cyclical upswings seen in the 1980s and 1990s. Part of this weakness can be explained by cyclical factors that affect investment – such
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/dec/1.html
Japanese Retail Investors and the Carry Trade
10 Mar 2009
Bulletin
– March 2009
Chinn MD and G Meredith (2004), ‘Monetary Policy and Long-Horizon Uncovered Interest Parity’, IMF Staff Papers, 51(3), pp 409–430. ... Galati G, A Heath and P McGuire (2007), ‘Evidence of Carry Trade Activity’, BIS Quarterly Review, September,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/mar/1.html
The Recent Rise in Commodity Prices: A Long-run Perspective
10 Apr 2007
Bulletin
– April 2007
Domanski D and A Heath (2007), ‘Financial Investors and Commodity Markets’, BIS Quarterly Review, March, pp 53–67. ... Reprinted in 1962 in Economic Bulletin for Latin America, 7(1), pp 1–22.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/apr/1.html
Chinese Urban Residential Construction
10 Sep 2012
Bulletin
– September 2012
317. Huang Y (2011), ‘Second Home Ownership in Transitional Urban China’, Housing Studies, 26(3), pp 423–447. ... Rush A (2011), ‘China's Labour Market’, RBA. Bulletin. , September, pp 29–38.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/sep/3.html
The Kangaroo Bond Market
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
Australian dollar-denominated bonds issued by non-resident entities in Australia are referred to as Kangaroo bonds and represent a significant share of the Australian bond market. Issuance has generally been dominated by highly rated issuers such as
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/6.html
Indicators of Business Investment
10 Dec 2009
Bulletin
– December 2009
Hayashi F (1982), ‘Tobin's Marginal Q and Average Q: A Neoclassical Interpretation’, Econometrica, 50(1), pp 213–224. ... Jorgenson DW (1963), ‘Capital Theory and Investment Behavior’, American Economic Review, 53(2), pp 247–259.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/dec/3.html
Returns on Equity, Cost of Equity and the Implications for Banks
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
Returns on equity for the major Australian banks have declined of late, following equity raisings in 2015. At the same time, estimates of the cost of raising new equity appear to have fallen very little, despite large declines in risk-free rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/6.html
Recent Changes in IMF Lending
10 Dec 2011
Bulletin
– December 2011
Bulletin. , September, pp 71–75. Doherty E (2009), ‘IMF Initiatives to Bolster Funding and Liquidity’, RBA. ... Bulletin. , November, pp 7–10. IEO (Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF) (2007), ‘Structural Conditionality in IMF-Supported
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/dec/8.html