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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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Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in a World of Low Interest Rates
18 Dec 2017
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RBA Conference Volume 2017
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/pdf/rba-conference-volume-2017.pdf
General Discussion of The Economics of Low Interest Rates
29 Dec 2022
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RBA Annual Conference 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2022/pdf/rba-conference-2022-mian-general-discussion.pdf
Monetary and Macroprudential Policies: The Case for a Separation of Powers
10 Feb 2020
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RBA Conference Volume 2018
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/pdf/rba-conference-volume-2018-broadbent.pdf
Twenty-five Years of Inflation Targeting in Australia
10 Feb 2020
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RBA Conference Volume 2018
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/pdf/rba-conference-volume-2018-debelle.pdf
A Factor Model Analysis of the Effects of Inflation Targeting on the Australian Economy
10 Feb 2020
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RBA Conference Volume 2018
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/pdf/rba-conference-volume-2018-hartigan-morley.pdf
The Unfolding Turmoil of 2007–2008: Lessons and Responses
22 Oct 2008
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RBA Conference Volume 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/pdf/cohen-remolona.pdf
Discussion of Rates Normalization Amid Elevated Global Financial Vulnerabilities
29 Dec 2022
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RBA Annual Conference 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2022/pdf/rba-conference-2022-natalucci-discussion.pdf
The Changing Role of the Private Sector in China
27 Oct 2016
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RBA Conference Volume 2016
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2016/pdf/rba-conference-volume-2016-lardy.pdf
Is Monetary Policy Less Effective When Interest Rates Are Persistently Low?
10 Feb 2020
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RBA Conference Volume 2017
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2017/pdf/rba-conference-volume-2017-borio-hofmann.pdf
Pandemic-Era Inflation Drivers and Global Spillovers
23 Nov 2023
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RBA Annual Conference 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2023/pdf/rba-conference-2023-di-giovanni-kalemli-ozcan-silva-yildirim.pdf