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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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Bulletin August 2001 – Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
band. The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point this year, taking its policy rate down to 5 per cent. ... However, several other emerging market economies have had to raise interest rates, despite slowing output growth, to counter
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/aug/1.html
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
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
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2018/2018-05.html
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Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1997
Bulletin
– November 1997
As a result, the three reductions in official interest rates during 1996 have been followed by two further declines since the first. ... Markets assessed that the authorities in Hong Kong would resist any change in the exchange rate despite the loss of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/nov/2.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 Smoothing of Official Interest Rates | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
Conferences
Figure 1 shows the levels of the various interest rates. Table 1: Patterns in Official Interest-rate Changes. ... Presumably, variable-rate debt would become less common, with long-term interest rates becoming more important.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/lowe-ellis.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
Housing Prices, Mortgage Interest Rates and the Rising Share of Capital Income in the United States
9 Jun 2016
RDP
2016-04
Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2016-04 Housing Prices, Mortgage Interest Rates and the Rising Share of Capital Income in the United States. ... Gianni La Cava. May 2016. 1.13. MB. consumption, households, housing, income and wealth, interest rates,
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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
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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