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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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Operations in Financial Markets
25 Oct 2010
RBA Annual Report
– 2010
Financial markets functioned considerably better over 2009/10 than in the previous year. ... Currency on issue was broadly unchanged, following a large rise in the previous year when the turbulence in financial markets resulted in higher demand for
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2010/ops-fin-mkts.html
Operations in Financial Markets
28 Aug 2006
RBA Annual Report
– 2006
The main reason the Reserve Bank operates in financial markets is to implement its monetary policy decisions. ... The Reserve Bank implements its policy decisions by undertaking transactions with financial market participants on a daily basis to ensure
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2006/oper-fin-mkts.html
Operations in Financial Markets
16 Oct 2013
RBA Annual Report
– 2013
The Reserve Bank undertakes daily transactions in both domestic and international financial markets in order to implement the Board's monetary policy decisions, manage the nation's foreign reserve assets and ... To meet the Board's target, the Reserve
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2013/ops-fin-mkts.html
Operations in Financial Markets
8 Sep 2005
RBA Annual Report
– 2005
Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 2005 Operations in Financial Markets. ... The Reserve Bank has an active presence in financial markets resulting from its operations to implement monetary policy, its provision of banking and other services to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2005/oper-fin-mkts.html
Operations in Financial Markets
30 Jun 1998
RBA Annual Report
– 1998
The Reserve Bank's operations in financial markets over the past year encompassed transactions undertaken for policy reasons – that is, domestic monetary policy implementation and intervention in the foreign exchange market – ... This episode was
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1998/oper-fin-mkts.html
Operations in Financial Markets
28 Jul 2004
RBA Annual Report
– 2004
The RBA undertakes a large volume of transactions in financial markets in order to carry out its monetary policy responsibilities, service clients (mainly the Australian Government) and manage its balance sheet. ... After declining somewhat in the middle
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2004/oper-fin-mkts.html
Operations in Financial Markets
2 Sep 2003
RBA Annual Report
– 2003
The RBA is exposed to various risks in undertaking its financial market operations. ... As discussed below, the RBA is currently upgrading the computer systems that support its financial market operations.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2003/oper-fin-mkts.html
Financial Markets | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1986
30 Jun 1986
Annual Report
Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1986 Financial Markets. ... State banks grew strongly in 1985/86. Over recent years, they have competed aggressively in domestic financial markets in a bid to enhance their market presence.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1986/financial-market.html
2.5 International Financial Cooperation
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
International Financial Cooperation | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/international-financial-cooperation.html
Operations in Financial Markets
30 Jun 1997
RBA Annual Report
– 1997
The Bank operates in financial markets to implement monetary policy, to manage its own portfolio of assets and to carry out transactions on behalf of its customers. ... The Bank also undertakes transactions in financial markets on behalf of clients.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1997/operation-financial.html