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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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Box C: Interest Rate Risk in the Australian Financial System
10 Feb 2020
FSR
April 2018
PDF
638KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/apr/pdf/box-c.pdf
The Global and Macro-financial Environment
6 Oct 2023
FSR
– October 2023
The Global and Macro-financial Environment | Financial Stability Review – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/global-financial-environment.html
Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2023
1 May 2024
RBA Annual Report
- 2023
PDF
304KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/pdf/risk-management.pdf
Box D: Stress Testing and Australian Bank Resilience
7 Oct 2022
FSR
– October 2022
Severe scenario. – market-based interest rates increase by an additional 300 basis points than in the baseline scenario. ... However, the total impact on the CET1 ratio is smaller at around 85 basis points.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/oct/box-d-stress-testing-and-australian-bank-resilience.html
Box D: Stress Testing at the Reserve Bank
10 Feb 2020
FSR
October 2017
PDF
638KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2017/oct/pdf/box-d.pdf
Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses
6 Oct 2023
FSR
– October 2023
Resilience of Australian Households and Businesses | Financial Stability Review – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/household-business-finances-in-australia.html
Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2023
18 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2023
PDF
402KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/pdf/notes.pdf
Box C: The Use of Banks' Capital Buffers
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
This equates to a further 40–70 basis points of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratios, relative to their current management buffers of 250–350 basis points. ... These two factors in combination could result in a 110–250 basis point decline
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/box-c-the-use-of-banks-capital-buffers.html
Financial Stability Review - March 2010
25 Mar 2010
FSR
- March 2010
PDF
822KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2010/mar/pdf/0310.pdf
2.4 Banknotes
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
Banknotes | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/banknotes.html