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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 Impact of Interest Rates on Bank Profitability: A Retrospective Assessment Using New Cross-country Bank-level Data
21 Jun 2023
RDP
2023-05
However, we find a smaller effect than in previous studies: on average across countries, a 100 basis point fall in short-term interest rates results in a 5 basis point decline
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2023/2023-05.html
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Domestic Financial Markets
4 May 2012
SMP
- May 2012
PDF
737KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/pdf/dom-fin-mkts.pdf
April | 2024
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
Subsequent moves Basis points. Up to. September. 2002. October 2002. to April 2003. ... In particular, Brazilian spreads have fallen by 500 basis points to around 10 per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/may/1.html
Domestic Financial Markets
9 Aug 2012
SMP
– August 2012
PDF
390KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/aug/pdf/dom-fin-mkts.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2001
Bulletin
– February 2001
It was also the first 50 basis point cut since the early 1990s recession. ... Since then yields have risen by over 10 basis points to trade around 4.8 per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/feb/1.html
The Effects of Funding Costs and Risk on Banks' Lending Rates
10 Mar 2011
Bulletin
– March 2011
to the onset of the financial crisis, it was about 150 basis points below the cash rate. ... mid 2007 to a peak of around 350 basis points in mid 2009.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/mar/6.html
Estimating the Effects of Monetary Policy in Australia Using Sign-restricted Structural Vector Autoregressions
29 Dec 2022
RDP
PDF
1886KB
100 basis point shock. This occurs because the identifying restrictions may admit the possibility that. ... Sign restrictions may. therefore be extremely uninformative about the effects of a 100 basis point shock.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2022/pdf/rdp2022-09.pdf
The Consequences of Low Interest Rates for the Australian Banking Sector
29 Dec 2022
Conferences
PDF
1221KB
RBA Annual Conference 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2022/pdf/rba-conference-2022-brassil.pdf
Domestic Financial Conditions
5 May 2023
SMP
- May 2023
PDF
2572KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/may/pdf/03-domestic-financial-conditions.pdf