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Household and Business Finances in Australia
7 Oct 2022
FSR
– October 2022
in their interest rates of 3–4 percentage points when they roll over to variable rates, depending on their current rate and the timing of their fixed loan term expiry. ... However, many listed companies source some of their borrowing through fixed
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/oct/household-business-finances-in-australia.html
Box A: The Transition Away from LIBOR
8 Apr 2021
FSR
– April 2021
For several decades, London Inter-bank Offered Rates (LIBOR) have been a widely used benchmark for global interest rates, underpinning derivatives, loans, bonds and other financial products. ... LIBOR seeks to measure the interest rates that large banks
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/apr/box-a-the-transition-away-from-libor.html
Overview
10 Mar 2004
FSR
– March 2004
Official capital flows from Asia to the United States, motivated not so much by underlying rates of return but by exchange rate considerations, have been unusually strong. ... when international short-term interest rates begin, at some stage, to rise to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2004/mar/overview.html
The Global Financial Environment
8 Oct 2021
FSR
– October 2021
Sustained low interest rates will, however, continue to provide an incentive to borrow for housing. ... The RBNZ will also start a consultation shortly on implementing DTI restrictions and interest rate floors.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/oct/global-financial-environment.html
The Macroeconomic and Financial Environment
10 Sep 2006
FSR
– September 2006
The process is most advanced in the United States, with the Federal Reserve having increased official interest rates for a 17th consecutive time in June; the federal funds rate now stands ... background of higher official interest rates and the increase
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2006/sep/mac-fin-env.html
Regulatory Developments
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
During the holiday, interest generally continues to accrue, but the borrower's credit rating is not affected. ... As well as covering LIBOR, the protocol covers the Australian credit-based benchmark, the bank bill swap rate (BBSW).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/regulatory-developments.html
The Australian Financial System
20 Oct 2018
FSR
– October 2018
Interest rates in short-term wholesale funding markets have risen notably this year, despite the official cash rate remaining stable. ... In particular, retail deposit interest rates have generally declined slightly while deposits have continued to grow
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/oct/aus-fin-sys.html
The Global Financial Environment
20 Oct 2015
FSR
– October 2015
Official data suggest that these measures – which include restricting banks' interbank investments, further liberalising interest rates and insuring bank deposits – have helped slow growth in off-balance sheet lending in China ... to narrow if the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2015/oct/global-fin-env.html
Developments in the Financial System Infrastructure
10 Sep 2006
FSR
– September 2006
a 37 per cent depreciation of the exchange rate, higher wholesale funding costs for banks and unchanged official interest rates;. ... a 100 basis point downward shift in the yield curve. The impact of large changes in the volatility of interest rates
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2006/sep/dev-sys-infra.html
The Global Financial Environment
20 Oct 2016
FSR
– October 2016
In the major advanced economies, banking system profitability remains under pressure given low rates of nominal growth and the low interest rate environment. ... lower production costs (including the cost of debt service due to the current low interest
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2016/oct/global-fin-env.html