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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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Globalisation, Poverty and Income Distribution: Does the Liberal Argument Hold?
11 Sep 2002
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1982 marks a dramatic turning point towardsgreater inequality in industrial pay worldwide.22. ... 2.5 The bottom lineSeveral concluding points about world poverty and income inequality should be.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2002/pdf/wade.pdf
Financial Stability: Ten Questions and about Seven Answers
22 Jul 2010
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RBA Conference Volume 2010
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2010/pdf/caruana.pdf
Housing in Australia in the 2000s: On the Agenda Too Late?
13 Dec 2011
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RBA Conference Volume 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/pdf/yates.pdf
The Sub-prime Crisis: Causal Distortions and Regulatory Reform
22 Oct 2008
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RBA Conference Volume 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/pdf/blundell-wignall-atkinson.pdf
Inflation Targeting in New Zealand: An Experience in Evolution
10 Feb 2020
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RBA Conference Volume 2018
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/pdf/rba-conference-volume-2018-mcdermott-williams.pdf
Non-standard Employment and Wages in Australia
22 Jul 2019
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RBA Annual Conference 2019
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2019/pdf/rba-conference-2019-lass-wooden.pdf
Discussion of The Mining Industry: From Bust to Boom
13 Dec 2011
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RBA Conference Volume 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/pdf/connolly-orsmond-disc.pdf
The Future of Inflation Targeting: Proceedings of a Conference
18 Apr 2012
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RBA Conference Volume 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/pdf/conf-vol-2004.pdf
Discussion of Recent Developments in Federal Reserve System Liquidity and Reserve Operations
22 Oct 2008
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RBA Conference Volume 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/pdf/hilton-disc.pdf
Discussion of 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-disc.pdf