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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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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
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
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2004
Bulletin
– May 2004
Graph 14. Table 4: Policy Interest Rate Changes. Cumulative. reductions. in down cycle Basis points. ... In the case of the US, yields rose by 90 basis points from their March low point, to reach 4.6 per cent – at the upper end of their range over
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/may/1.html
Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates
29 Mar 2012
Bulletin
PDF
288KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March Quarter 2012
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/pdf/bu-0312-5.pdf
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
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2004
Bulletin
– November 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/nov/1.html
Bulletin August 2001 – Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
In part, this may be attributed to the 275 basis points decrease in the Fed funds rate since January and the expansion of fiscal policy that has taken place via lower ... Graph 14. In Europe, the European Central Bank (ECB) eased rates by 25 basis points
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/aug/1.html
Australian Capital Flows
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
Capital inflows have underpinned the expansion of Australia's productive capacity for the past 200 years or more. Recently, there have been three noteworthy changes in the composition of these flows. First, most inflows to the mining sector are now
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/3.html
Bank Funding and the Recent Tightening of Monetary Policy
17 Apr 2024
Bulletin
- April 2024
PDF
1208KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/pdf/bank-funding-and-the-recent-tightening-of-monetary-policy.pdf
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1999
Bulletin
– November 1999
With the recovery consolidating across the region, the European Central Bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points to 3 per cent in November. ... The Danish central bank also raised official rates in November, by 45 basis points to 3.30 per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/nov/1.html