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18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
Kevin Lane and Tom Rosewall
Firms typically evaluate investment opportunities by calculating expected rates of return and the payback period (the time taken to recoup the capital outlay). Liaison and survey evidence indicate that Australian firms tend to require expected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/1.html
6 Oct 2022
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/
10 Nov 1997
Bulletin
– November 1997
Households appear to have lifted their saving rate a little over the past year or so, after a period of several years in which saving rates fell. ... With the reduction in cash rates and the increased competition amongst lenders in the market, interest
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/nov/2.html
10 May 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand reduced its official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent in April. ... In Japan, the central bank has maintained the cash rate at zero and has announced further measures to try to stimulate monetary expansion.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/may/1.html
10 Jun 1985
Bulletin
– June 1985
As explained earlier, the dealers' operations straddle the cash and clearing house funds markets. ... The rediscount rate and the central bank loan rate are at the Bank's discretion and each incorporates a penalty above relevant market rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1985/jun/2.html
10 May 1998
Bulletin
– May 1998
At 5.6 per cent, the yield on 10-year US bonds is barely above the US cash rate – i.e. ... This is because arbitrage by market participants works to ensure that three-month interest rates reflect the expected average cash rate over that period.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/may/2.html
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
Rachael McCririck and Daniel Rees
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
6 Oct 2022
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
Among the English-speaking countries, aside from the easing in Australia, which is discussed in the chapter on ‘Domestic Financial Markets’, the Bank of Canada has cut the overnight cash rate ... However, several other emerging market economies have
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/aug/1.html
10 Feb 2004
Bulletin
– February 2004
In Australia, the announcement in early December of the second increase in the cash rate target came as little surprise to financial markets, which had already priced in such a move. ... Given all these considerations, as explained in the November
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/feb/1.html