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RBA Glossary definition for PPS
PPS – Protected Payments System
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Measures of Inflation Expectations in Australia
15 Dec 2016
Bulletin
– December 2016
Inflation expectations have an important influence on wage growth and price inflation. Expectations differ across agents and time and, accordingly, the Reserve Bank monitors a range of measures. This article discusses why inflation expectations are
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/dec/3.html
Trends in Australian Corporate Financing
17 Dec 2015
Bulletin
– December 2015
The aggregate funding behaviour of the Australian non-financial corporate sector has been fairly steady over the period since the global financial crisis. However, this masks the quite divergent experiences of the resources and non-resources sectors.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/dec/4.html
The Rise in Dividend Payments
17 Mar 2016
Bulletin
– March 2016
Dividends paid by Australian listed companies have grown substantially since the global financial crisis, most notably among large resources companies and the banks. These increases have occurred alongside modest growth in earnings. Dividend-paying
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/mar/6.html
Australian Capital Flows
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
Capital inflows have underpinned the expansion of Australia's productive capacity for the past 200 years or more. Recently, there have been three noteworthy changes in the composition of these flows. First, most inflows to the mining sector are now
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/3.html
Estimating the NAIRU and the Unemployment Gap
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
Spare capacity in the labour market is an important input into forecasts of inflation and wage growth. This article describes how the Bank estimates one measure of spare capacity in the labour market – the gap between the unemployment rate and the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/2.html
The Distribution of Household Spending in Australia
20 Mar 2014
Bulletin
– March 2014
This article uses household-level data to examine the distribution of spending and saving in Australia and how that has changed over time. The distribution of spending and saving is important as, among other things, it can affect the way that the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/mar/2.html
The Household Cash Flow Channel of Monetary Policy
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
Changes in interest rates can affect household spending by directly affecting households' interest income and payments and, in turn, the amount of cash that households have available to spend. This is typically referred to as the ‘household cash
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/3.html
The Resources Economy and the Terms of Trade Boom
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
The transition from the investment to the production phase of the resources boom is nearly complete. The adjustment has affected industries beyond the resources sector, which has amplified the impact of the resource investment boom on the Australian
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/4.html
Why Has Retail Inflation Been So Low?
16 Jun 2016
Bulletin
– June 2016
Inflation in the price of retail goods has been surprisingly low for a number of years. The considerable depreciation of the Australian dollar over this period by itself would typically have led to higher retail inflation. This article considers
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/jun/2.html
The Transmission of Monetary Policy: How Does It Work?
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
The transmission of monetary policy refers to how changes to the cash rate affect economic activity and inflation. This article outlines the stages of transmission and the channels through which it occurs. The effects of monetary policy are hard to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/1.html