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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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5.4 Focus Topic: Interest Rate Risk
6 Oct 2023
FSR
– October 2023
5.4 Focus Topic: Interest Rate Risk | Financial Stability Review – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/focus-topic-interest-rate-risk.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
Box A: Low Interest Rates and Asset Price Risk
10 Apr 2018
FSR
– April 2018
Financial Stability Review – April 2018 Box A: Low Interest Rates and Asset Price Risk. ... Metrics of many assets' valuation, which are contingent on the low risk-free interest rates, are elevated relative to history.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/box-a.html
Risk Management
12 Apr 2020
RBA Annual Report
– 2020
The Reserve Bank is exposed to 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/2020/risk-management.html
Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses
6 Oct 2023
FSR
– October 2023
Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses | Financial Stability Review – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/household-business-finances-in-australia.html
Risk Management
17 Oct 2019
RBA Annual Report
– 2019
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/2019/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
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
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
Box B: Variable Interest Rates on Housing Loans
10 Mar 2005
FSR
– March 2005
2004. Partly explaining the greater prevalence of lower-rate loans is an increase in market share by non-bank lenders, which have generally offered lower interest rates on their product ranges. ... It has also meant that the increase in interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/mar/box-b.html