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RBA Glossary definition for floating exchange rate
floating exchange rate – Exchange rates determined by market forces based on the demand for and supply of a currency.
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Foreign Currency Exposure and Hedging in Australia
7 Dec 2017
Bulletin
– December 2017
The latest Survey of Foreign Currency Exposure confirms that Australian entities' financial positions are well protected against a depreciation of the Australian dollar. Consistent with previous surveys, the net foreign currency exposures of the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/dec/8.html
The Asian Situation: An Australian Perspective
22 Feb 2001
Bulletin
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exchange rate andhigher interest rates. ... One thing that seems clear is that in the earlydays of a floating exchange rate regime, weshould expect some very large movements,particularly if the balance of forces is in thedirection
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/mar/pdf/bu-0398-1.pdf
Fallbacks for BBSW Securities
16 Jun 2022
Bulletin
– June 2022
The bank bill swap rate (BBSW) is an important short-term benchmark interest rate for Australian financial markets across various maturities.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/jun/fallbacks-for-bbsw-securities.html
Bulletin December Quarter 2017
10 Feb 2020
Bulletin
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maturing FX swaps if the exchange rate continued to depreciate in the short term. ... market to trade at interest rates well above the central bank’s operational target for the money market interest rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/dec/pdf/bu-1217-reserve-bank-bulletin.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2002
Bulletin
– August 2002
The exchange rate of the Australian dollar was particularly affected. It seems that once market participants started to feel that US share market developments could potentially have a dampening effect on ... Graph 9. In Latin America, short-term rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/aug/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2005
Bulletin
– August 2005
Statement on Monetary Policy-August 2005
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/aug/1.html
The Road to Australian Dollar Funding
19 Mar 2020
Bulletin
– March 2020
A key feature of Australia’s financial system is that nearly all liabilities are denominated in, or hedged into, Australian dollars.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/mar/the-road-to-australian-dollar-funding.html
Commodity Prices and Macroeconomic Policy: An Australian Perspective
10 Jul 2008
Bulletin
– July 2008
Obviously, monetary policy has to consider its response. One of the things that can help is an appreciation in the nominal exchange rate. ... Australia has a floating exchange rate, so for us, as for Canada, a key question in adjusting to commodity price
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/jul/2.html
Foreign Currency Exposure and Hedging in Australia
10 Feb 2020
Bulletin
December Quarter 2017
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/dec/pdf/bu-1217-8-foreign-currency-exposure-and-hedging-in-australia.pdf
Statement to Parliamentary Committee
22 Feb 2001
Bulletin
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The domestic economy hasalso benefited because we have not had to putup interest rates in order to maintain ourexternal parity (as in a fixed exchange rate)or to prop up a ... This new less volatile environmentallows the floating exchange rate to do its
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