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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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Understanding Exchange Rates and Why They Are Important
13 Dec 2018
Bulletin
– December 2018
Exchange rates are important to Australia's economy because they affect trade and financial flows between Australia and other countries.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/understanding-exchange-rates-and-why-they-are-important.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Aug 1998
Bulletin
– August 1998
Interest rates remain low across the yield curve; credit is freely available and is growing at a solid pace; and the exchange rate is near the low end of historical experience ... forces. This has allowed the US Federal Reserve to sustain lower interest
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/aug/1.html
Developments in Foreign Exchange and OTC Derivatives Markets
15 Dec 2016
Bulletin
– December 2016
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) conducts the Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Over-the-counter (OTC) Derivatives Markets Activity (Triennial Survey) to collect information about the size and structure of these
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/dec/7.html
Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
10 Mar 2012
Bulletin
– March 2012
Interest rates on transaction accounts have not fallen in line with the cash rate as many only pay very low nominal interest rates. ... Accordingly, interest rates on business and housing variable-rate loans tended to adjust in line with the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/5.html
Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates
29 Mar 2012
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March Quarter 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/pdf/bu-0312-5.pdf
Small Business Lending
10 Oct 1997
Bulletin
– October 1997
As it happens, over the past year these interest rates have fallen roughly by the same amount as the cash rate. ... the average interest rate paid on this type of facility, like the indicator rates, has fallen in line with the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/oct/2.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Aug 2000
Bulletin
– August 2000
the recent increases in interest rates, even though the higher debt burden of households might be expected to make them more responsive to interest rate changes. ... Markets see this as no more than a temporary delay. Since the last round of official
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/aug/1.html
Open Market Operations Since the Float
10 Dec 1986
Bulletin
– December 1986
To the extent that it was successful, it would prop up interest rates and thus prolong the exchange rate/interest rate combination that gave rise to the inflow in the first ... Diagram 1. A particular form of variability in interest rates that
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1986/dec/2.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 1999
Bulletin
– February 1999
Graph 1. Most other central banks in industrial countries also cut interest rates towards the end of 1998. ... In recent months, Asian interest rates have continued to fall. Australian Financial Markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/feb/1.html
How Do Global Financial Conditions Affect Australia?
12 Dec 2019
Bulletin
– December 2019
Australia is closely integrated with global capital markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/dec/how-do-global-financial-conditions-affect-australia.html