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RBA Glossary definition for financial markets
financial markets – A generic term for the markets in which financial instruments are traded. Financial instruments have no intrinsic value of themselves. They represent a claim over real assets or a future income stream. The four main financial markets are the foreign exchange market, the fixed interest or bond market, the share or equity market and the derivatives market.
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Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-Introduction
8 May 2024
Submissions
Spreads on advertised credit card interest rates over funding costs increased during the global financial crisis and have remained at that level or drifted modestly higher since then. ... at independently owned ATMs increasing by more than those at ATMs
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/introduction.html
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-References
8 May 2024
Submissions
Available at <>. Edgar, Dunn and Company (2010), ‘2010 Australian ATM Market Study Report’, 11 November. ... Payments Consulting Network (2014), ‘2013 Australian ATM and Branch Automation Market Study’, 30 May.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/references.html
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-Credit Cards as Payment Instruments
8 May 2024
Submissions
and financial benefits associated with the payments function but not any subsequent interest payments. ... Some merchants are also charged a fee by their financial institution to rent a terminal to accept cards.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/credit-cards-as-payment-instruments.html
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-Credit cards as sources of credit
8 May 2024
Submissions
This decline possibly reflects a range of factors such as changes in consumers’ financial behaviour, government reforms in 2012 relating to repayments and limit increase arrangements, and possibly also the effect ... Data from the financial statements
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/credit-cards-source-of-credit.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
7 May 2024
SMP
The Reserve Bank issues a Statement on Monetary Policy four times a year. These statements assess current economic conditions and the prospects for inflation and output growth. These statements have replaced the Semi-Annual Statements on Monetary
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/
Financial Conditions
7 May 2024
SMP
– May 2024
Financial Conditions | Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/may/financial-conditions.html
Forecast Archive
7 May 2024
SMP
A number of Boxes on topics of special interest are published in the Statement on Monetary Policy and its forerunners, the Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy and the quarterly reports on the Economy and Financial Markets. These boxes can be
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/forecasts-archive.html
Economic Conditions
7 May 2024
SMP
– May 2024
Economic Conditions | Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/may/economic-conditions.html
In Brief: Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2024
7 May 2024
SMP
In Australia, economic growth also remains slow. Inflation has been higher than expected and labour market conditions have proven stronger than anticipated. ... This decision supports the objectives of bringing inflation to target and the labour market
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/may/
Outlook
7 May 2024
SMP
– May 2024
Outlook | Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/may/outlook.html