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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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Promoting Liquidity: Why and How? | Conference – 2008
14 Jul 2008
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expected return on these assets was 1 percentage point lower than the alternative. ... This type of portfolio shift would reduce the banking system's return on assets by 0.1 of a percentage point, and the return on equity by around 2 percentage points.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/kearns-lowe.html
Setting Monetary Policy in East Asia: Goals, Developments and Institutions | Conference – 2001
24 Jul 2001
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depreciation of the won, higher oil prices and rises in public-sector tariffs) in lowering interest rates only 50 basis points thus far this year. ... The 1-month HIBOR fell below LIBOR by over 100 basis points at times, and 1-year HIBOR (a very liquid
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2001/mccauley.html
The Role of Institutional Investors in the Evolution of Financial Structure and Behaviour | Conference – 1996
9 Jul 1996
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Firms may equally make investment and financing decisions on the basis of market prices. ... In order to develop this point, it is necessary to go into more detail concerning institutional investors, first assessing their characteristics and then reasons
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1996/davis.html
Reforming the International Financial Architecture: Limiting Moral Hazard and Containing Real Hazard
7 Dec 2006
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RBA Conference Volume 1999
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1999/pdf/mussa.pdf
A Snapshot of Inflation Targeting in its Adolescence | Conference – 2004
9 Aug 2004
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Thus, while self-declaration may be a good starting point, it is surely not definitive. ... No central bank has modified the form of its target: point targeters have remained point targeters, and range targeters have remained range targeters.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/kuttner.html
National Saving: Trends and Policy | Conference – 2000
24 Jul 2000
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Since the 1960s, the average ratio of general government investment to GDP has declined by around 2 percentage points. ... Some caution is required in interpreting these data, as they are not compiled on a mutually consistent basis.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2000/edey-gower.html
Lessons from the Financial Turmoil of 2007 and 2008: Proceedings of a Conference
24 Oct 2008
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RBA Conference Volume 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/pdf/conf-vol-2008.pdf
Promoting Liquidiity: Why and How?
23 Oct 2008
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RBA Conference Volume 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/pdf/kearns-lowe.pdf
Discussion | Conference – 2017
16 Mar 2017
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Stated differently, if the monetary authority raised interest rates by 100 basis points do we really believe there would be no effect? ... environments. Indeed, two 25 basis point interest rate changes need not be equivalent to a 50 basis point change.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/borio-hofmann-disc.html
Monetary and Fiscal Institutional Arrangements: Have We Got Them Backwards?
29 Dec 2022
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RBA Annual Conference 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2022/pdf/rba-conference-2022-leeper-presentation.pdf