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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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Monetary Policy Decision
19 Mar 2024
Speech
Media Conference 19 March 2024 – Monetary Policy Decision, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/mc-gov-2024-03-19.html
The Usual Transmission – Monetary Policy and Financial Conditions
13 Aug 2019
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to Finance & Treasury Association, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-ag-2019-08-13.html
Today's Monetary Policy Decision
2 Nov 2021
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-gov-2021-11-02.html
The Stance of Monetary Policy in a World of Numerous Tools
20 Oct 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the IFR Australia DCM Roundtable Webinar, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-ag-2020-10-20.html
Channels of Transmission
11 Oct 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to Bloomberg, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-ag-2023-10-11.html
The Shift to Electronic Payments – Some Policy Issues
28 Mar 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy, AFR Banking Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-so-2023-03-28.html
The Impact of Payments System and Prudential Reforms on the RBA's Provision of Liquidity
16 Aug 2013
Speech
Speech by Guy Debelle to the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and RBA briefing, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2013/sp-ag-160813.html
FX Markets Around the Turn of the Year
17 Feb 2021
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at Australian Corporate Treasury Association FX Webinar
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-ag-2021-02-17.html
Monetary Policy Decision
7 May 2024
Speech
Media Conference 7 May 2024 – Monetary Policy Decision, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/mc-gov-2024-05-07.html
A Monetary Policy Fit for the Future
22 Nov 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Michele Bullock, Governor, Australian Business Economists Annual Dinner, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-gov-2023-11-22.html