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RBA Glossary definition for business cycle
business cycle – The period between peaks or troughs of macroeconomic activity.
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The Neutral Interest Rate
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
Central banks monitor the neutral interest rate for a number of reasons, a key one being that it provides a benchmark for assessing the stance of monetary policy. This article describes the determinants of the neutral interest rate and discusses its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/2.html
Long-run Trends in Housing Price Growth
17 Sep 2015
Bulletin
– September 2015
This article examines the factors driving long-run trends in Australian housing price growth over the past three decades. During the 1980s, housing prices grew broadly in line with general price inflation in the economy. The period from the 1990s
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/sep/3.html
Bulletin June Quarter 2023
29 Sep 2023
Bulletin
- June 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/jun/pdf/bulletin-2023-06.pdf
Unemployment and Spare Capacity in the Labour Market
18 Sep 2014
Bulletin
– September 2014
The unemployment rate provides an important gauge of spare capacity in the labour market and the economy more generally. However, other factors also affect unemployment, which complicates its interpretation when informing monetary policy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/sep/2.html
The Use of Trade Credit by Businesses
19 Sep 2013
Bulletin
– September 2013
Trade credit is an important source of funding for some businesses, particularly those in the unlisted business sector. Nonetheless, little is known about the use of trade credit owing to the paucity of data. This article explores the use of trade
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/sep/5.html
December | 2013
19 Dec 2013
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/dec/
Bulletin Articles – 1999
9 Mar 2023
Bulletin
The Reserve Bank Bulletin is a monthly publication that contains economic commentary, feature articles, speeches and a set of statistical tables
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/
Economic Literacy in Australia: A First Look
21 Sep 2023
Bulletin
– September 2023
Those who are economically literate make more informed economic choices, better understand the world around them and can influence public discourse and the actions of government.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/economic-literacy-in-australia-a-first-look.html
The Recent Economic Performance of the States
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
Economic growth in Australia's south-eastern states has underpinned a gradual strengthening in the non-mining economy in recent years. In contrast, economic conditions have been weaker in Western Australia and Queensland as the large-scale mining
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/1.html
Realisation Ratios in the Capital Expenditure Survey
19 Dec 2013
Bulletin
– December 2013
The Australian Bureau of Statistics capital expenditure survey is one of the inputs into the Reserve Bank's forecasts for private business investment. This article considers several methods for interpreting the expectations data from this survey and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/dec/1.html