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The stationarity of Australian real interest rates with and without structural breaks

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  • Bruce Felmingham
  • Su San Leong

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The Australian cash rate is generally unstable, while surveyed expected inflation and the 90 day bank bill rate are stationary subject to breaks. Real bond rates (2, 5, 10 years) are stationary in levels. Policy and market implications are drawn.

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  • Bruce Felmingham & Su San Leong, 2003. "The stationarity of Australian real interest rates with and without structural breaks," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(4), pages 239-241.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:10:y:2003:i:4:p:239-241
    DOI: 10.1080/1350485022000044147
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