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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 Stance of Monetary Policy in a World of Numerous Tools
21 Oct 2020
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Itsettled at around 13 basis points, which is just above the 10 basis points that banks receive onsurplus Exchange Settlement (ES) balances in their accounts at the Reserve Bank. ... The reduction in the cash rate targetwas much larger during the GFC –
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/pdf/sp-ag-2020-10-20.pdf
New Financial Statistics: The Value of Sound Data in Troubled Times
17 Sep 2020
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Speech delivered by Marion Kohler, Head of Domestic Markets, to the Australian Financial Markets Association, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-so-2020-09-17.html
The Impact of Payments System and Prudential Reforms on the RBA's Provision of Liquidity
16 Aug 2013
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Speech by Guy Debelle to the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and RBA briefing, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2013/sp-ag-160813.html
Monetary Policy During COVID
6 May 2021
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a reduction in the interest rate on ES balances from 10 basis points to zero. ... But thespread between the two has widened by around 20 basis points in recent months.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/pdf/sp-dg-2021-05-06.pdf
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
11 Aug 2023
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Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Canberra – 11 August 2023, Canberra
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-gov-2023-08-11.html
Australian Securitisation Markets: Responding to Change
21 Nov 2023
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Speech delivered by Carl Schwartz, Acting Head of Domestic Markets, Australian Securitisation Conference 2023, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-so-2023-11-21.html
Responding to the Economic and Financial Impact of COVID-19
19 Mar 2020
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Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-gov-2020-03-19.html
The Australian Economy and Monetary Policy
22 Sep 2020
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Speech delivered by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, Australian Industry Group, Virtual Conference
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-dg-2020-09-22.html
Policymaking at the Reserve Bank
18 Oct 2022
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Speech delivered by Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor, AFIA Annual Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/sp-dg-2022-10-18.html
Securitisation: Past, Present and Future
30 Nov 2022
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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