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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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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
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
Consumer Credit and Household Finances
10 Jun 1999
Bulletin
– June 1999
3.80. Cash rate. 4.75. 2.75. The structure of interest rates on personal loans reflects the degree of risk taken by the lender. ... The decline in interest rates on credit cards in recent years has been less than on other household loan products, and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/jun/2.html
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
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
18 Mar 2021
Bulletin
– March 2021
Banks' funding costs declined to historical lows over 2020, reflecting the monetary policy measures announced by the Reserve Bank.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/mar/developments-in-banks-funding-costs-and-lending-rates.html
Cash Rate Pass-through to Outstanding Mortgage Rates
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
– April 2024
The interest rate paid by outstanding mortgage borrowers increased by around 320 basis points between May 2022 and December 2023, around 105 basis points less than the cumulative increase in the cash rate over this period.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/cash-rate-pass-through-to-outstanding-mortgage-rates.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
Household Debt: What the Data Show
10 Mar 2003
Bulletin
– March 2003
on the debt to income ratio independent of the interest rate effect described above. ... of the reduction provided by the fall in short-term interest rates throughout the economy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/mar/1.html