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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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The Reserve Bank's Policy Actions and Balance Sheet
30 Jun 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, The Economic Society Australia, Webinar
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-dg-2020-06-30.html
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Basis
22 May 2017
Speech
Speech delivered by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the BIS Symposium: CIP–RIP?, Basel
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2017/sp-dg-2017-05-22.html
Channels of Transmission
17 Oct 2023
Speech
PDF
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-ag-2023-10-11.pdf
Changes to Statistical Tables
14 Mar 2024
Statistics
Data on money market corporation assets can still be found on a quarterly basis in Statistical Table B1. ... The data will be now be published on a monthly basis on the third Thursday of each month.
https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/tables/changes-to-tables.html
Sources: AFMA; Bloomberg; RBA; UBS AG, Australia Branch Spreads ...
1 Dec 2013
Statistics
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Australian Government default swap spreads. basis points. AA A BBB AA A BBB AA A BBB AA A BBB. ... basis points basis points. F3 CAPITAL MARKET YIELDS AND SPREADS - NON-GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTS.
https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/tables/pdf-disc/f03hist.pdf
The Future System for Monetary Policy Implementation
2 Apr 2024
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), Bloomberg Australia Briefing, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/sp-ag-2024-04-02.html
Exchange Rate Definitions and Sources
10 Jan 2024
Statistics
Reserve Bank's observation of mid-points of buying and selling rates quoted at 4.00 pm (Sydney) on the day concerned. ... The trade-weighted index is calculated on the basis of the rates for the US dollar and other currencies.
https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/frequency/definitions-sources.html
The Reserve Bank in Darwin
20 Mar 2023
Speech
over 1967/68; deposits could increase by about $370m. On the basis of these estimates the aggregate ratio of L.G.S. ... assets plus statutory reserves to total deposits at the end of the financial year would be about 3 percentage points lower than at
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/darwin-branch/index.html
The Future System for Monetary Policy Implementation
2 Apr 2024
Speech
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Speech - 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-ag-2024-04-02.pdf
Glossary for Statistical Data
9 Mar 2023
Statistics
This page provides definitions to terms frequently used in statistical tables published by the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/glossary-statistical-data.html