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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
5 Jun 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-so-2023-05-24.pdf
The Year Ahead
3 Feb 2021
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Our ability to pull together and theearlier-than-expected bounce-back are both positive developments and provide a basis for confidenceabout the future. ... It has made no decisionyet. The final conclusion is that the cash rate will be maintained at 10
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/pdf/sp-gov-2021-02-03.pdf
Policymaking at the Reserve Bank
18 Oct 2022
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Speech - 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-dg-2022-10-18.pdf
Today's Reduction in the Cash Rate
5 Jun 2019
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Last year, these spreads increased and most lenders responded by increasingtheir standard variable rates by around 15 basis points. ... It is partly because of this unevenness that I want to repeat a point I made in answering the secondquestion.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-gov-2019-06-04.pdf
Monetary Policy, Demand and Supply
12 Apr 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-04-05.pdf
The Outlook for the Australian Economy
15 Nov 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-ag-2023-11-13.pdf
Housing and the Economy
17 Oct 2019
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This, along with continued switching from interest only to principal and interest loans,amounts to a reduction in variable mortgage rates paid of around a basis point per month. ... There isstill plenty of scope for more of this to occur, given that the
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/pdf/sp-dg-2019-10-17.pdf
Securitisation: Past, Present and Future
30 Nov 2022
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-so-2022-11-30.pdf
On Europe’s Effects on Australian Financial Markets
14 Feb 2012
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For example, Coke, which is rated A-, was able to issue more than 100 basis points below the AAA-rated domestic covered bond issues. ... 50. 75. -75. -50. -25. 0. 25. 50. 75. A$ Cross-currency Basis Swap Spreads5-year funding.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2012/pdf/sp-ag-140212.pdf
An Efficient, Competitive and Safe Payments System
14 Dec 2022
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-gov-2022-12-14.pdf