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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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The Committed Liquidity Facility
23 Jul 2019
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to Bloomberg, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-ag-2019-07-23.html
New Financial Statistics: The Value of Sound Data in Troubled Times
17 Sep 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Marion Kohler, Head of Domestic Markets, to the Australian Financial Markets Association, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-so-2020-09-17.html
Responding to the Economic and Financial Impact of COVID-19
19 Mar 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-gov-2020-03-19.html
Inflation and Recent Economic Data
8 Mar 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Financial Review Business Summit 2023, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-gov-2023-03-08.html
The Australian Economy and Monetary Policy
22 Sep 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, Australian Industry Group, Virtual Conference
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-dg-2020-09-22.html
Australian Securitisation Markets: Responding to Change
21 Nov 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Carl Schwartz, Acting Head of Domestic Markets, Australian Securitisation Conference 2023, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-so-2023-11-21.html
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
14 Aug 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-gov-2020-08-14.html
COVID-19, the Labour Market and Public Sector Balance Sheets
21 Jul 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Anika Foundation, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-gov-2020-07-21.html
US Monetary Policy and Australian Financial Conditions
10 Dec 2018
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), at the Bloomberg Address, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2018/sp-ag-2018-12-10.html
The Recovery, Investment and Monetary Policy
10 Mar 2021
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, AFR Business Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-gov-2021-03-10.html