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RBA Glossary definition for interest rate
interest rate – The term used to describe the cost of borrowing money or the return to the owner of the funds which are invested or lent out. It is usually expressed as a percent per annum of the amount of money borrowed, lent or invested.
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The Neutral Interest Rate
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
Central banks monitor the neutral interest rate for a number of reasons, a key one being that it provides a benchmark for assessing the stance of monetary policy. This article describes the determinants of the neutral interest rate and discusses its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/2.html
Do Interest Rates Affect Business Investment? Evidence from Australian Company-level Data
9 May 2018
RDP
2018-05
interest rates, investment, money. We examine the distribution of borrowing rates paid by companies, and the relationship between corporate borrowing rates and fixed capital investment, using a unique hand-collected dataset. ... Borrowing rates for a
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The Impact of Interest Rates on Bank Profitability: A Retrospective Assessment Using New Cross-country Bank-level Data
21 Jun 2023
RDP
2023-05
Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2023-05 The Impact of Interest Rates on Bank Profitability: A Retrospective Assessment Using New Cross-country Bank-level Data. ... Our analysis confirms the empirical regularity that declining interest rates reduce
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Australia's Real Exchange Rate – Is it Explained by the Terms of Trade or by Real Interest Differentials?
1 Sep 1991
RDP
9108
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
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Is Monetary Policy Less Effective When Interest Rates Are Persistently Low? | Conference – 2017
16 Mar 2017
Conferences
Similarly, Borio et al (2017) find that the interest rate sensitivity of loan-loss provisions increases at low rates, which might reflect evergreening (i.e. ... It is not obvious why the exchange rate channel should be weaker, unless the link between
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/borio-hofmann.html
How Are Households Placed for Interest Rate Increases?
19 Jul 2022
Speech
Speech delivered by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, ESA (QLD) Business Lunch, Brisbane
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-dg-2022-07-19.html
Box C: Interest Rate Risk in the Australian Financial System
10 Apr 2018
FSR
– April 2018
Higher interest rates reduce the value of fixed-rate bonds since future fixed coupon payments are effectively worth less, given the higher interest rate today. ... International Evidence on Interest Rates and the Choice of Adjustable Rate-Mortgages’,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/box-c.html
The Consequences of Low Interest Rates for the Australian Banking Sector
21 Dec 2022
RDP
2022-08
In jurisdictions with a negative policy rate, retail deposit interest rates remained close to zero (albeit negative). ... rate. So cash rate reductions remain an effective policy tool during large downturns and at low interest rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2022/2022-08/full.html
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Low Interest Rate Environments and Risk
8 Oct 2015
Speech
Speech by John Simon at the Paul Woolley Centre for the study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2015/sp-so-2015-10-08.html
Firms' Investment Decisions and Interest Rates
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
Firms typically evaluate investment opportunities by calculating expected rates of return and the payback period (the time taken to recoup the capital outlay). Liaison and survey evidence indicate that Australian firms tend to require expected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/1.html