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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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Box B: Financial Market Volatility
10 Feb 2013
SMP
– February 2013
Volatility in global financial markets declined markedly over the second half of 2012, to around levels not seen on a consistent basis since before the financial crisis. ... Another feature of financial markets in the second half of 2012 was that trading
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/feb/box-b.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2016
SMP
– November 2016
Statement on Monetary Policy – November 2016 4. Domestic Financial Markets. ... Australian financial markets have been relatively quiet over recent months. Housing and business lending rates are at historic lows following the cash rate reduction in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2016/nov/domestic-financial-markets.html
Quarterly Report on the Economy and Financial Markets
10 Oct 1995
Bulletin
– October 1995
Private-sector forecasters in the financial markets also have raised their forecasts for underlying inflation. ... Sentiment in world financial markets has been generally positive over the past few months.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1995/oct/1.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2014
SMP
– November 2014
Statement on Monetary Policy – November 2014 4. Domestic Financial Markets. Volatility in Australian financial markets picked up recently, consistent with developments in international markets. ... For the major banks, net interest margins have been
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
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
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Aug 2014
SMP
– August 2014
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2014 4. Domestic Financial Markets. In line with conditions globally, volatility in Australian financial markets has been at particularly low levels over recent months. ... Resource and financial sector share
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Australian Financial Markets
10 Jun 2002
Bulletin
– June 2002
In general, these developments have acted to dampen turnover in financial markets, but, nevertheless, the overall level of activity in Australian financial markets has continued to grow and market liquidity has ... 1.7. 20. Derivatives. 2.0. 12. Total
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/jun/2.html
Demography and Financial Markets
10 Oct 2006
Bulletin
– October 2006
markets. What can theory and historical experience tell us about the impact of demographic change on financial markets? ... to play in helping the development of financial markets and assisting households to manage their retirement risks.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2006/oct/1.html
Financial Markets and the Economy in the March Quarter
10 Apr 1992
Bulletin
– April 1992
A reduction of at least this order had been widely anticipated in financial markets at the time and it had little impact on short-term security yields. ... The financial markets became unsettled soon after the interest rate cut but this seemed to be more
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1992/apr/1.html
Quarterly Report on the Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 1997
Bulletin
– February 1997
Reserve Bank Bulletin – February 1997 Quarterly Report on the Economy and Financial Markets. ... Overall, Australian financial markets ended 1996 on a good note. Bond yields were close to their lows of the past quarter century; the share market was at
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/feb/1.html