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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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Australian Fixed Income Markets – Recent Developments and a Look Ahead
24 May 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by David Jacobs, Head of Domestic Markets , AOFM Fixed Income Forum, Tokyo
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-so-2023-05-24.html
Some Comments on Bank Funding
16 Dec 2009
Speech
Speech by Ric Battellino to the 22nd Australasian Finance & Banking Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2009/sp-dg-161209.html
What's on the Cards?
10 Dec 2019
Speech
Speech delivered by Tony Richards, Head of Payments Policy Department, Australian Payments Network Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-so-2019-12-10.html
The Year Ahead
3 Feb 2021
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, to National Press Club of Australia, Canberra
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-gov-2021-02-03.html
Long and Variable Monetary Policy Lags
20 Mar 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), KangaNews DCM Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-ag-2023-03-20.html
Today's Monetary Policy Decision
3 Nov 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-gov-2020-11-03.html
Small Businesses Finance in the Pandemic
17 Mar 2021
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to Australian Finance Industry Association, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-ag-2021-03-17.html
Policymaking at the Reserve Bank
18 Oct 2022
Speech
Speech delivered by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, AFIA Annual Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-dg-2022-10-18.html
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
17 Feb 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Canberra – 17 February 2023, Canberra
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-gov-2023-02-17.html
A Tokenised Future for the Australian Financial System?
16 Oct 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System), The Australian Financial Review Cryptocurrency Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-ag-2023-10-16.html