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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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Bulletin September Quarter 2019
18 Jan 2021
Bulletin
- September 2019
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/sep/pdf/bulletin-2019-09.pdf
The Transmission of Monetary Policy: How Does It Work?
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
The transmission of monetary policy refers to how changes to the cash rate affect economic activity and inflation. This article outlines the stages of transmission and the channels through which it occurs. The effects of monetary policy are hard to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/1.html
The Committed Liquidity Facility: 2015–2022
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
– January 2024
The Reserve Bank’s Committed Liquidity Facility (CLF) was used from 2015 to 2022 to enhance the resilience of the banking system to times of liquidity stress.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/the-committed-liquidity-facility-2015-2022.html
Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on the ways in which developments in the composition and pricing of banks' debt funding have affected their overall cost of funds and influenced lending rates. Major banks' outstanding funding
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/5.html
Australian Capital Flows
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
Capital inflows have underpinned the expansion of Australia's productive capacity for the past 200 years or more. Recently, there have been three noteworthy changes in the composition of these flows. First, most inflows to the mining sector are now
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/3.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2004
Bulletin
– May 2004
Graph 14. Table 4: Policy Interest Rate Changes. Cumulative. reductions. in down cycle Basis points. ... In the case of the US, yields rose by 90 basis points from their March low point, to reach 4.6 per cent – at the upper end of their range over
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/may/1.html
The Effects of Funding Costs and Risk on Banks’ Lending Rates
16 Mar 2011
Bulletin
PDF
225KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/mar/pdf/bu-0311-6.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2004
Bulletin
– November 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/nov/1.html
September | 2017
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/
2017
6 Oct 2022
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/