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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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Securitisation: Past, Present and Future
30 Nov 2022
Speech
Speech delivered by Jonathan Kearns, Head of Domestic Markets, to the Australian Securitisation Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-so-2022-11-30.html
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
11 Aug 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Canberra – 11 August 2023, Canberra
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-gov-2023-08-11.html
The Committed Liquidity Facility
23 Nov 2011
Speech
Speech by Guy Debelle to the Australian Securitisation Forum, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2011/sp-ag-231111.html
A Monetary Policy Fit for the Future
22 Nov 2023
Speech
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-11-22.pdf
Australian Fixed Income Markets – Recent Developments and a Look Ahead
24 May 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by David Jacobs, Head of Domestic Markets , AOFM Fixed Income Forum, Tokyo
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-so-2023-05-24.html
Recent Debt Market Developments
28 Jul 2008
Speech
Speech by Guy Debelle to the Debt Markets 2008 Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2008/sp-ag-280708.html
The Year Ahead
3 Feb 2021
Speech
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, to National Press Club of Australia, Canberra
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-gov-2021-02-03.html
Policymaking at the Reserve Bank
18 Oct 2022
Speech
Speech delivered by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, AFIA Annual Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-dg-2022-10-18.html
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
16 Feb 2023
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236KB
Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-02-17.pdf
Long and Variable Monetary Policy Lags
20 Mar 2023
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), KangaNews DCM Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-ag-2023-03-20.html