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RBA Glossary definition for money market
money market – The market which deals in short-term discount securities such as Treasury notes, bank bills and promissory notes. Major participants in this market include the Reserve Bank of Australia, banks, superannuation funds, insurance companies, investment trusts, investment banks, building societies and large corporates.
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Australian Money Markets through the COVID-19 Pandemic
17 Mar 2022
Bulletin
– March 2022
Money markets are used by banks and other entities to borrow and lend funds for short terms, and are central to the implementation and transmission of monetary policy in Australia.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/mar/australian-money-markets-through-the-covid-19-pandemic.html
The Rise of Chinese Money Market Funds
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
Money market funds (MMFs) pool funds in an investment vehicle to invest in short-term, highly rated securities. The MMF sector in China has grown rapidly over the past few years and is now the world's second largest by assets, though it is small
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/9.html
The Australian Money Market in a Global Crisis
10 Jun 2009
Bulletin
– June 2009
The Reserve Bank has responded to pressures in the Australian money market by modifying its domestic dealing operations, just as other central banks have responded to pressures in their money markets. ... These actions appear to have contributed to a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/jun/2.html
Authorised Short Term Money Market Dealers
10 Jun 1991
Bulletin
– June 1991
facilities. Thus were born the authorised dealers or official short term money market as it became known. ... Authorised Dealers and Money Market Corporations: Assets, Liabilities, Income and Expenditure, Australia (Catalogue No.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1991/jun/3.html
Bank Balance Sheet Constraints and Money Market Divergence
19 Sep 2019
Bulletin
– September 2019
The spread between key Australian money market interest rates has widened and become more volatile in recent years.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/sep/bank-balance-sheet-constraints-and-money-market-divergence.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Feb 2011
SMP
– February 2011
cent. These loans are repriced at regular intervals from money market benchmark rates (such as the 3-month bank bill yield), which have increased in recent months. ... Despite the solid improvement in global equity markets over recent months, the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2014
SMP
– May 2014
Money market rates imply that the cash rate is expected to remain unchanged over the remainder of the year. ... The pricing of money market instruments implies little likelihood of a change in monetary policy this year, although there is an expectation
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Feb 2014
SMP
– February 2014
Yields on money market instruments imply an expectation that there is little chance of an easing in monetary policy in 2014 (Graph 4.1). ... As conditions in wholesale funding markets have improved, interest rates on some term deposit ‘specials’
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html
The Reserve Bank's Domestic Market Operations
10 Dec 1990
Bulletin
– December 1990
The other part of the market is often called the unofficial money market. ... These transactions are smaller and less frequent than those with authorised money market dealers.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1990/dec/2.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Feb 2015
SMP
– February 2015
Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2015 4. Domestic Financial Markets. Following a reduction in the cash rate target at the February Board Meeting, money market rates imply that the cash rate ... Yields on money market instruments indicate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2015/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html