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RBA Glossary definition for basis point
basis point – A basis point is 1/100th of 1 per cent or 0.01 per cent, so 100 basis points (bps) is equal to 1 percentage point. The term is used in money and securities markets to define differences in interest or yield. If an interest rate were to increase from 2 per cent to 3 per cent, it is said to have risen by 100 basis points (bps) or one percentage point.
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Can We Use High-frequency Yield Data to Better Understand the Effects of Monetary Policy and Its Communication? Yes and No!
1 Apr 2023
RDP
2023-04
Table 1: Variation in Rates over Event Windows. By yield maturity, average absolute yield change, basis points. ... events. For example, Figures 1 and 2 show the yields, expected policy rates and premia just before and after the May 2016 monetary policy
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2023/2023-04/full.html
The Effects of Monetary Policy Shocks
12 May 2023
RDP
2023-04
The shock is scaled to lead to a one unit increase in the first principal component of the yield curve, which equates to around a 200 basis point increase in the ... Accordingly, the effects are imprecisely estimated with large confidence bands and as
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2023/2023-04/the-effects-of-monetary-policy-shocks.html
Documenting Shock Measures Pre-COVID-19
12 May 2023
RDP
2023-04
Table 1: Variation in Rates over Event Windows. By yield maturity, average absolute yield change, basis points. ... events. For example, Figures 1 and 2 show the yields, expected policy rates and premia just before and after the May 2016 monetary policy
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2023/2023-04/documenting-shock-measures-pre-covid-19.html