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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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Risk Management
20 Sep 2018
RBA Annual Report
– 2018
The Reserve Bank is exposed to very little interest rate risk on its balance sheet liabilities. ... Interest paid on these deposits reflects domestic short-term interest rates, effectively hedging part of the interest rate exposure of the domestic asset
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2018/risk-management.html
Risk Management
16 Oct 2015
RBA Annual Report
– 2015
In contrast, securities with floating cash flows carry very little interest rate risk. ... Interest paid on these deposits reflects domestic short-term interest rates, effectively hedging part of the interest rate exposure of the domestic asset portfolio.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2015/risk-management.html
Low Interest Rates and Bank Profitability – The International Experience So Far
17 Jun 2021
Bulletin
– June 2021
This article discusses the effect that low interest rates may have on bank profits, and reviews the experience of banks in economies that have had very low interest rates for an extended period.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/jun/low-interest-rates-and-bank-profitability-the-international-experience-so-far.html
Bank Interest Rate Margins
10 May 1992
Bulletin
– May 1992
Download 78. KB. Bank interest rate margins – the difference between what interest rates banks borrow at and what they lend at – have been the subject of much discussion in recent years, ... For borrowers there has been a great diversity of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1992/may/1.html
Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
20 Mar 2014
Bulletin
– March 2014
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on how developments in the composition and pricing of banks' funding have affected their overall cost of funding and the setting of lending rates (Deans and Stewart 2012; Robertson and Rush 2013).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/mar/8.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
The only industrial country increasing interest rates is Canada. The Bank of Canada raised its policy interest rate by a further 50 basis points to 3.25 per cent in two ... Interest rates have been broadly stable at low levels in Asian emerging markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/may/1.html
Risk Management
24 Oct 2016
RBA Annual Report
– 2016
The Reserve Bank is exposed to very little interest rate risk on its balance sheet liabilities. ... Interest paid on these deposits reflects domestic short-term interest rates, effectively hedging part of the interest rate exposure of the domestic asset
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2016/risk-management.html
3.3 Risk Management
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
Risk Management | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/risk-management.html
Risk Management
25 Sep 2017
RBA Annual Report
– 2017
The Reserve Bank is exposed to very little interest rate risk on its balance sheet liabilities. ... Interest paid on these deposits reflects domestic short-term interest rates, effectively hedging part of the interest rate exposure of the domestic asset
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2017/risk-management.html
The Neutral Interest Rate
10 Feb 2020
Bulletin
September Quarter 2017
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/pdf/bu-0917-2-the-neutral-interest-rate.pdf