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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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Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates

20 Mar 2014 Bulletin – March 2014
Leon Berkelmans and Andrew Duong
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

Appendix A: General Equilibrium Effects for Interest Rates

31 Jan 2023 RDP 2023-01
Tom Cusbert
interest rates an individual faces is an underestimate of the effect of an interest rate cut that applies to all households. ... Fuster and Zafar note that their estimate of the effect of interest rate response is at the lower end of estimates in other
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2023/2023-01/appendix-a.html
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Channels of Transmission

11 Oct 2023 Speech
Christopher Kent
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to Bloomberg, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-ag-2023-10-11.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

At a Glance: Financial Stability Review – April 2022

8 Apr 2022 FSR
Some borrowers will find it harder to meet debt payments due to rising inflation and the expected increases in interest rates. ... Increases in global interest rates have in the past triggered crises in emerging market economies with weaker economic
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/apr/

The Smoothing of Official Interest Rates

7 Dec 2006 Conferences PDF 190KB
RBA Conference Volume 1997
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/pdf/lowe-ellis.pdf

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 May 2002 Bulletin – May 2002
The latter has been boosted by low interest rates and rising house prices, as well as an historically low unemployment rate. ... This is the highest rate of issue since the mid 1990s when interest rates also favoured Australian investments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/may/1.html

Statement by the Governor, Mr Ian Macfarlane: Reduction in Interest Rates

6 Nov 1996 Media Releases
Announcement of reduction in the cash rate by 0.5 of a percentage point to 6.5 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1996/mr-96-13.html

Statement by the Governor, Mr Bernie Fraser: Reduction in Interest Rates

31 Jul 1996 Media Releases
Announcement of reduction in the cash rate by 0.5 percent, to around 7 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1996/mr-96-09.html