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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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Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2002
Bulletin
– August 2002
In general, short-term interest rates in Asian emerging markets have drifted lower over the past three months (Graph 9). ... year or so by keeping their monthly payments constant as interest rates declined through 2001.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/aug/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1999
Bulletin
– May 1999
Japan cut its target call rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.15 per cent in February and subsequently guided overnight interbank interest rates to (fractionally above) zero. ... Short-term market interest rates had moved down to near the new cash rate target
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/may/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2005
Bulletin
– November 2005
Statement on Monetary Policy-November 2005
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/nov/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2001
Bulletin
– May 2001
Several other emerging market economies, however, have had to raise interest rates despite slowing output growth to counter exchange rate pressures. ... The consequential changes to the expectations about equity returns and interest rates were a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/may/1.html
The Distribution of Mortgage Rates
15 Mar 2018
Bulletin
– March 2018
SVRs are indicative rates advertised by lenders and are unlikely to be the actual interest rate paid on a loan. ... The Securitisation Dataset includes data on the interest rate paid on individual loans and provides insights into how actual interest
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/mar/the-distribution-of-mortgage-rates.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2003
Bulletin
– February 2003
in New Zealand, which has relatively high interest rates and a sharply appreciating exchange rate, the central bank has signalled that it may ease if current trends continue. ... More generally, however, it appears that interest rate differentials are
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/feb/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2002
Bulletin
– November 2002
Graph 7. Table 3: Policy Interest Rate Changes. Basis points. Current level Per cent. ... Official interest rates in most emerging economies have remained relatively steady over recent months.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/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
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 May 2005
Bulletin
– May 2005
Statement on Monetary Policy-May 2005
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/may/1.html