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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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Financial Stability Review – September 2008
13 Oct 2008
FSR
– September 2008
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692KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2008/sep/pdf/0908.pdf
Domestic Financial Conditions
7 Nov 2019
SMP
- November 2019
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866KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/nov/pdf/03-domestic-financial-conditions.pdf
Domestic Financial Markets
8 Feb 2013
SMP
– February 2013
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691KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/feb/pdf/dom-fin-mkts.pdf
Box C: Interest Rate Risk in the Australian Financial System
10 Feb 2020
FSR
April 2018
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638KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/pdf/box-c.pdf
Domestic Financial Markets
8 Nov 2012
SMP
– November 2012
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619KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/nov/pdf/dom-fin-mkts.pdf
Overview
6 Dec 2023
SMP
- August 2023
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81KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/aug/pdf/overview.pdf
Box D: Stress Testing at the Reserve Bank
10 Feb 2020
FSR
October 2017
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638KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2017/oct/pdf/box-d.pdf
Box A: Covered Bonds
23 Mar 2011
FSR
– March 2011
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72KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2011/mar/pdf/box-a.pdf
Box A: Low Interest Rates and Asset Price Risk
10 Feb 2020
FSR
April 2018
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836KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/pdf/box-a.pdf
Box D: Non-bank Lending for Property
10 Feb 2020
FSR
April 2019
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615KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2019/apr/pdf/box-d.pdf