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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 Global Financial Environment
7 Oct 2022
FSR
– October 2022
Graph 1.2. In late September, UK long-term government bond yields rose nearly 100 basis points over a two-day period, following the governments announcement of a large debt-financed ... is 4 percentage points higher in emerging Asian economies than in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/oct/global-financial-environment.html
The Australian Financial System
8 Apr 2021
FSR
– April 2021
Graph 3.1. As interest rates have fallen a larger share of bank deposits has paid low interest rates (between zero and 25 basis points). ... This is addressed by banks having larger capital conservation buffers and raising the default level of the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/apr/australian-financial-system.html
Financial Stability Review
18 Nov 2022
FSR
- April 2022
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/apr/pdf/financial-stability-review-2022-04.pdf
Box B: Interest-only Mortgage Lending
10 Feb 2020
FSR
- April 2017
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2017/apr/pdf/box-b.pdf
List of tables
10 Sep 2004
FSR
– September 2004
1.4. 0.7. Average spread (basis points). (a). 33. 28. 30. (a) Spreads are weighted averages of spreads above bank bill rates for the senior tranches of prime RMBS.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2004/sep/tables.html
Financial Stability Review – March 2008
9 Apr 2008
FSR
– March 2008
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2008/mar/pdf/0308.pdf
The Australian Financial System
24 Mar 2010
FSR
- March 2010
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407KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2010/mar/pdf/aus-fin-sys.pdf
The Australian Financial System
10 Feb 2020
FSR
October 2017
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926KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2017/oct/pdf/aus-fin-sys.pdf
Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses
22 Mar 2024
FSR
– March 2024
Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses | Financial Stability Review – March 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2024/mar/resilience-of-australian-households-and-businesses.html
2. Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses
9 Oct 2023
FSR
- October 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/pdf/02-household-business-finances-in-australia.pdf