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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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Financial Conditions
6 Feb 2024
SMP
– February 2024
Financial Conditions | Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2024/feb/financial-conditions.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
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2023/2023-05.html
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The Neutral Interest Rate
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
Central banks monitor the neutral interest rate for a number of reasons, a key one being that it provides a benchmark for assessing the stance of monetary policy. This article describes the determinants of the neutral interest rate and discusses its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/2.html
The Causes, Challenges and Consequences of the Low Interest Rate Environment
30 Dec 2022
Conferences
Conference 2022
Papers and presentations presented at Reserve Bank of Australia 2022 Conference
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2022/
Australia's Real Exchange Rate – Is it Explained by the Terms of Trade or by Real Interest Differentials?
1 Sep 1991
RDP
9108
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1991/9108.html
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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
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,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2016/2016-04.html
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Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in a World of Low Interest Rates
16 Mar 2017
Conference
–
2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia 2017 conference, ‘Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in a World of Low Interest Rates’
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/
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
Box A: Low Interest Rates and Asset Price Risk
10 Apr 2018
FSR
– April 2018
Financial Stability Review – April 2018 Box A: Low Interest Rates and Asset Price Risk. ... Metrics of many assets' valuation, which are contingent on the low risk-free interest rates, are elevated relative to history.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/box-a.html