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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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Three Decades of Real Interest Rates
17 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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Real interest rates have varied widely overrecent decades. Calculated in the conventionalmanner – that is, deflating the nominal interestrate by the rate of inflation over the previous12 months (Graphs 2 and 3) – ... 3. If we start from a position
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1991/oct/pdf/bu-1091-2.pdf
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
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1999
Bulletin
– November 1999
a modest increase in interest rates, in order to move monetary policy to a less accommodating position. ... Nevertheless, activity there remains vulnerable to recent increases in interest rates needed to maintain the exchange rate peg to the US dollar.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/nov/1.html
Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
19 Mar 2015
Bulletin
– March 2015
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. The main finding is that the spread between the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/mar/6.html
Bulletin
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2000
Bulletin
– May 2000
The most recent interest rate adjustments in April and May continued the process of bringing interest rates to levels where that risk would be reduced. ... Interest rate increases in other English-speaking countries have been similar. The Bank of England
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/may/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2004
Bulletin
– August 2004
With US interest rates still well below historical norms, markets expect additional tightening, and a further increase in the funds rate of 100 basis points is currently priced in over the ... In Australia, market interest rate expectations remained
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/aug/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2003
Bulletin
– August 2003
On its own, this outlook does not present a strong case for interest rates to be lower than they currently are. ... Nominal interest rates are at historical lows and new fiscal measures have shifted the budget into a sizeable deficit.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/aug/1.html
Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
17 Mar 2016
Bulletin
– March 2016
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on how developments in the composition and pricing of banks' funding have affected their overall cost of funds and influenced lending rates. Major banks' outstanding funding costs fell notably in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/mar/3.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2004
Bulletin
– February 2004
Low interest rates have also helped residential building activity, which expanded at a rapid rate in the second half of 2003, to be 10 per cent higher than a year earlier. ... Asian central banks have generally held official interest rates steady over
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/feb/1.html