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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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The Economy and Financial Markets in the December Quarter
10 Jan 1994
Bulletin
– January 1994
The prospect of firmer growth in the Australian and United States economies, and a low CPI result for the September quarter, helped to produce a more confident tone in financial markets, ... The exchange rate recovered from its earlier fall, security
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1994/jan/1.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Nov 2006
SMP
– November 2006
From the time of the August tightening of monetary policy, financial markets generally held the view that it was more likely than not that official interest rates would be increased again. ... The subsequent announcement of an increase in the cash rate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 2000
Bulletin
– February 2000
Bulletin – February 2000 The Economy and Financial Markets. Download the complete Statement 301. ... Emerging-market credit spreads, which had fallen to their lowest level since the upheaval in financial markets in August/September in 1998, have risen
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/feb/1.html
The Economy and Financial Markets in the June Quarter
10 Jul 1994
Bulletin
– July 1994
World financial markets were again unsettled in the June quarter. Bond markets remained the focus of attention; the gathering momentum in the world economy has raised concerns in markets about future ... These international developments provided a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1994/jul/1.html
Domestic Financial Markets
27 Nov 2017
SMP
– November 2017
Consistent with markets offshore, volatility in Australian financial markets remains low as do interest rates, while valuations of ‘riskier’ assets have increased further as investors search for yield. ... Financial market prices suggest that the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2017/nov/domestic-financial-markets.html
Quarterly Report on the Economy and Financial Markets
10 Apr 1996
Bulletin
– April 1996
The announcement of a rise in employment of 705,000 for February brought a sharp re-assessment, particularly in financial markets. ... Given this outlook, participants in financial markets have come to the view that the phase of interest rate reductions
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/apr/1.html
Domestic Financial Markets
15 Feb 2017
SMP
– February 2017
Conditions in domestic financial markets have been relatively stable over recent months. ... The cash rate target has remained at 1.5 per cent since the August Board meeting and financial market prices do not imply a change over the period ahead.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2017/feb/domestic-financial-markets.html
Financial Markets and the Economy in the September Quarter
10 Oct 1991
Bulletin
– October 1991
Bulletin – October 1991 Financial Markets and the Economy in the September Quarter. ... The Bank intervened in the market on several occasions to try to keep that sentiment in check.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1991/oct/1.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Aug 2012
SMP
– August 2012
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2012 4. Domestic Financial Markets. ... The US markets also tend to accept longer tenors than the domestic market.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Aug 2007
SMP
– August 2007
In the event, the announcement of an increase in the cash rate to 6.5 per cent had little impact on financial markets. ... This rise in yields was substantially reversed over the second half of July reflecting the large fall in global yields as
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html