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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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Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates

16 Mar 2017 Bulletin – March 2017
Belinda Cheung
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on the ways in which developments in the composition and pricing of banks' debt funding have affected their overall cost of funds and influenced lending rates. Major banks' outstanding funding
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/5.html

Statement on Monetary Poilcy

12 May 2008 Bulletin PDF 616KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin May 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/may/pdf/bu-0508-1.pdf

2017

6 Oct 2022 Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 Nov 2000 Bulletin – November 2000
Graph 8. Table 4: Policy Interest Rate Increases. Basis points. 6 months to Nov 1999. ... The 50-point increase in June, followed by 25 basis points in both September and October has narrowed the spread with the US to 175 basis points.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/nov/1.html

Recent Developments in Small Business Finance and Economic Conditions

15 Feb 2024 Bulletin - September 2023 PDF 1051KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/pdf/recent-developments-in-small-business-finance-and-economic-conditions.pdf

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 May 2005 Bulletin – May 2005
Statement on Monetary Policy-May 2005
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/may/1.html

New Timely Indicators of Wages Growth

15 Feb 2024 Bulletin - September 2023 PDF 853KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/pdf/new-timely-indicators-of-wages-growth.pdf

The Transmission of Monetary Policy: How Does It Work?

15 Sep 2017 Bulletin – September 2017
Tim Atkin and Gianni La Cava
The transmission of monetary policy refers to how changes to the cash rate affect economic activity and inflation. This article outlines the stages of transmission and the channels through which it occurs. The effects of monetary policy are hard to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/1.html

Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy

10 Nov 1997 Bulletin – November 1997
Graph A1. The spread between Australian 10-year bond yields and corresponding US yields has fallen to an average of about 10 basis points in recent months. ... the spread of 10-year bonds in Australia to US treasuries averaged about 4.5 percentage points
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/nov/2.html

Economic Effects of the Spanish Flu

18 Jun 2020 Bulletin – June 2020
James Bishop
The Spanish flu reached Australia in 1919 and remains the country’s most severe pandemic in terms of health outcomes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/jun/economic-effects-of-the-spanish-flu.html