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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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New Financial Statistics: The Value of Sound Data in Troubled Times

17 Sep 2020 Speech
Marion Kohler
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

The Australian Economy and Monetary Policy

22 Sep 2020 Speech
Guy Debelle
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

The Committed Liquidity Facility

23 Jul 2019 Speech
Christopher Kent
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

Responding to the Economic and Financial Impact of COVID-19

19 Mar 2020 Speech
Philip Lowe
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
Philip Lowe
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

COVID-19, the Labour Market and Public Sector Balance Sheets

21 Jul 2020 Speech
Philip Lowe
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, to the Anika Foundation, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-gov-2020-07-21.html

Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics

14 Aug 2020 Speech
Philip Lowe
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-gov-2020-08-14.html

Australian Securitisation Markets: Responding to Change

21 Nov 2023 Speech
Carl Schwartz
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

Banking and the COVID-19 Pandemic

15 Dec 2020 Speech
Jonathan Kearns
Speech delivered by Jonathan Kearns, Head of Financial Stability, to UNSW's 33rd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-so-2020-12-15.html

The Recovery, Investment and Monetary Policy

10 Mar 2021 Speech
Philip Lowe
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, AFR Business Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-gov-2021-03-10.html