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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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Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2013
SMP
– November 2013
Statement on Monetary Policy – November 2013 4. Domestic Financial Markets. The Reserve Bank Board has maintained its target for the cash rate at 2.50 per cent since August. ... Similar to international markets, the option-implied volatility of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2011
SMP
– May 2011
Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2011 4. Domestic Financial Markets. The Reserve Bank has maintained the target for the overnight cash rate at 4.75 per cent since November last year ... Secondary market RMBS spreads have declined to a post financial
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/may/dom-fin-mkts.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
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
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
10 Nov 2011
SMP
– November 2011
Statement on Monetary Policy – November 2011 4. Domestic Financial Markets. The Reserve Bank Board lowered its target for the cash rate from 4.75 per cent to 4.50 per cent ... counterparty concerns, the Bank has not had to make any adjustments to the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/nov/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
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Aug 2011
SMP
– August 2011
Currently, financial markets expect a reduction in the cash rate by the end of this year. ... the year and banks have not been adversely affected by the recent increase in volatility in financial markets (Graph 4.4).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Feb 2007
SMP
– February 2007
Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2007 Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions. ... However, this was entirely due to strong raisings by financials and asset-backed vehicles; net capital raisings by non-financial corporates were broadly
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2012
SMP
– November 2012
Within financial markets, expectations for further easing in monetary policy over the next 12 months or so have remained broadly unchanged over the past couple of months. ... Reflecting the general improvement in financial market sentiment, secondary
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html