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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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The Neutral Interest Rate
10 Feb 2020
Bulletin
September Quarter 2017
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/pdf/bu-0917-2-the-neutral-interest-rate.pdf
The Movement of Interest Rates
18 Oct 2001
Bulletin
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So if the people askingus to adopt US interest rates are really arguingfor a change of exchange rate regime, thenthere is no dispute that it could probablytechnically be done. ... If, on the other hand, someone is arguingfor adopting US interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/oct/pdf/bu-1001-3.pdf
Measuring Monetary Policy when the Nominal Short-Term Interest Rate is Zero: A Dynamic Stochastic Genearl Equilibrium Approach
30 Nov 2009
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2009
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2009/pdf/kitamura.pdf
Measuring the Effect of the Zero Lower Bound on Medium- and Longer-Term Interest Rates
13 Dec 2012
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2012/pdf/swanson-williams.pdf
Three Decades of Real Interest Rates
17 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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Real interest rates have varied widely overrecent decades. Calculated in the conventionalmanner – that is, deflating the nominal interestrate by the rate of inflation over the previous12 months (Graphs 2 and 3) – ... 3. If we start from a position
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1991/oct/pdf/bu-1091-2.pdf
Are Low Interest Rates Deflationary? A Paradox of Perfect-Foresight Analysis
8 Apr 2016
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Research Workshop 2015: Quantitative Macroeconomics
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2015/pdf/rba-workshop-2015-garcia-schmidt-woodford.pdf
Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates
29 Mar 2012
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March Quarter 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/pdf/bu-0312-5.pdf
Bank Interest Rate Margins
25 Feb 2002
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin May 1992. 1. Bank interest rate margins – the differencebetween what interest rates banks borrow atand what they lend at – have been the subjectof much discussion in ... For borrowers there has been a greatdiversity
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1992/may/pdf/bu-0592-1.pdf
The Effects of Funding Costs and Risk on Banks’ Lending Rates
16 Mar 2011
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/mar/pdf/bu-0311-6.pdf
Recent Developments in Interest Rates on Bank Lending
22 Feb 2001
Bulletin
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This cut largely closed the gap betweenthe interest rate on banks’ standardvariable-rate loans and mortgage managers’rates. ... This is the only form of personallending where interest rates have fallen furtherthan the cash rate.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/apr/pdf/bu-0499-1.pdf