Households' Interest-bearing Assets

Ellis Connolly, Fiona Fleming and Jarkko Jääskelä
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Ellis Connolly: Reserve Bank of Australia
Fiona Fleming: Reserve Bank of Australia
Jarkko Jääskelä: Reserve Bank of Australia
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Fiona Price

RBA Bulletin (Print copy discontinued), 2012, 23-32

Abstract: Households invest around two-fifths of their financial assets in interest-bearing assets. These assets are predominantly held directly in deposits and also via superannuation and other investment funds. Deposits have grown strongly in recent years, although there has been no growth in interest-bearing securities. Compared with other advanced economies, interest-bearing assets represent a relatively small share of financial assets. For the household sector as a whole, interest-bearing assets are lower in value than debt, so household disposable income increases as interest rates decline. Interest-bearing assets tend to be held by retirees, while younger households are more likely to be in debt. Interest-bearing assets are expected to rise over time as the population ages.

Keywords: deposits; securities; superannuation; household income; household spending (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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