Search: tradables
RBA Glossary definition for tradables
tradables – Tradable items are things whose prices are largely determined on the world market like oil, motor vehicles and clothing. As such, the prices of tradable items are heavily influenced by exchange rate movements. By comparison, non-tradables refers to things that are not readily exported or imported, like medical services, housing and haircuts. As such, their prices are largely determined domestically.
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Estimating the Relative Contributions of Supply and Demand Drivers to Inflation in Australia
15 Jun 2023
Bulletin
– June 2023
Inflation has increased substantially since mid-2021.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/jun/estimating-the-relative-contributions-of-supply-and-demand-drivers-to-inflation-in-australia.html
Developments in Foreign Exchange and Over-the-counter Derivatives Markets
12 Dec 2019
Bulletin
– December 2019
Global activity in foreign exchange (FX) and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets increased over the three years to April 2019.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/dec/developments-in-foreign-exchange-and-over-the-counter-derivatives-markets.html
Explaining Low Inflation Using Models
20 Jun 2019
Bulletin
– June 2019
The Reserve Bank's inflation forecast models can help assess which factors have contributed most to low inflation over recent years.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/jun/explaining-low-inflation-using-models.html
Understanding Exchange Rates and Why They Are Important
13 Dec 2018
Bulletin
– December 2018
Exchange rates are important to Australia's economy because they affect trade and financial flows between Australia and other countries.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/understanding-exchange-rates-and-why-they-are-important.html
Topic: Australian Economy
11 Sep 2018
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/australian-economy/
Developments in Foreign Exchange and OTC Derivatives Markets
15 Dec 2016
Bulletin
– December 2016
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) conducts the Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Over-the-counter (OTC) Derivatives Markets Activity (Triennial Survey) to collect information about the size and structure of these
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/dec/7.html
Why Has Retail Inflation Been So Low?
16 Jun 2016
Bulletin
– June 2016
Inflation in the price of retail goods has been surprisingly low for a number of years. The considerable depreciation of the Australian dollar over this period by itself would typically have led to higher retail inflation. This article considers
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/jun/2.html
Lower Bulk Commodity Prices and Their Effect on Economic Activity
17 Sep 2015
Bulletin
– September 2015
Recent declines in bulk commodity prices have reduced the growth of household income, company profits and government revenues. The declines have been associated with a contraction in mining investment and, by lowering the growth of aggregate demand,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/sep/4.html
Shadow Banking – International and Domestic Developments
19 Mar 2015
Bulletin
– March 2015
One of the lessons from the global financial crisis is that systemic risk to the financial system can arise from outside the regular banking system, in so-called ‘shadow banking’. This article reviews post-crisis international and domestic
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/mar/8.html
China's Property Sector
19 Mar 2015
Bulletin
– March 2015
Property development, especially of residential property, represents a sizeable share of China's economic activity and has made a considerable contribution to overall growth over recent history. Residential property cycles in China have been larger
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/mar/5.html