The RBA Conducts Its Open Market Operations Only When It

question 91

True/False

The RBA conducts its open market operations only when it wants to change the cash rate.

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Definitions:

Current Price

Current Price is the present market price at which an asset or a service can be bought or sold.

Nominal Yield

The nominal yield of a bond or other fixed-income investment is the interest rate stated on the financial instrument, which does not account for inflation or the compounding of interest.

Semiannual Interest Payments

These are interest payments made twice a year on a financial instrument, such as a bond.

Coupon Rate

The annual interest rate paid by a bond's issuer to its bondholders, usually expressed as a percentage of the face value.