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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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Operations in Financial Markets
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
These swaps do not affect the exchange rate. The Bank had A$8.6 billion in long-term swaps outstanding at the end of June 2022. ... c) In accordance with IMF guidelines, forward commitments reflect notional values of unsettled spot and forward
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/operations-in-financial-markets.html
The Australian Dollar: Thirty Years of Floating
21 Nov 2013
Speech
Speech by Glenn Stevens to the Australian Business Economists' Annual Dinner, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2013/sp-gov-211113.html
Risk Management
16 Oct 2015
RBA Annual Report
– 2015
The Australian dollar value of the Reserve Bank's portfolio rose over 2014/15, resulting in an increase in exchange rate risk. ... This involves the Bank receiving and remitting collateral to cover exposures on foreign exchange swaps generated by
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2015/risk-management.html
Exchange Rates and their Measurement
26 May 2023
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FloatingAustralia has had a floating exchange rate regime since 1983. This is a common type of exchange rate regime as it contributes to macroeconomic stability by cushioning economies from shocks and ... A floating exchange rate can result in larger and
https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/pdf/exchange-rates-and-their-measurement.pdf
Drivers of the Australian Dollar Exchange Rate
24 May 2023
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Australia has a floating exchange rate, which means that movements in the Australian dollar exchange rate are determined by the demand for, and supply of, Australian dollars in the foreign exchange ... Despite having a floating exchange rate, the RBA can
https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/pdf/drivers-of-the-australian-dollar.pdf
Exchange Rate Regimes and the Volatility of Financial Prices: The Australian Case
19 Nov 2012
RDP
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less (and that of exchange rates greater) under a floating exchange rate. ... volatile, and interest rates relatively less volatile, under a floating. exchange rate regime, is robust to such alternative specifications may remain.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1986/pdf/rdp8608.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2002
Bulletin
– May 2002
Graph 21. A range of factors has helped the exchange rate to strengthen in recent months. ... See Box B for a more general discussion of equity flows and the exchange rate.).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/may/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2001
Bulletin
– November 2001
This and the share market's resilience have in general supported the exchange rate. ... oil prices, an increase in taxes on tobacco and the depreciation of the exchange rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/nov/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2002
Bulletin
– February 2002
The exchange rate has been relatively stable since early 2001 in trade-weighted terms. ... However, most foreign exchange transactions were undertaken at the floating rate, with the official rate abandoned in early February.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/feb/1.html
Speech to Asia Pacific Forex Congress
27 Nov 1998
Speech
Speech by Ian Macfarlane to Asia Pacific Forex Congress, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/1998/sp-gov-271198.html