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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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18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/
Bulletin
17 Apr 2024
Bulletin
- April 2024
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/pdf/bulletin-2024-04.pdf
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 2000
Bulletin
– February 2000
February. This takes the Federal Funds rate to 5 per cent, 100 basis points higher than the low point reached in late 1998. ... Graph 7. Table 3: Policy Interest Rates. Increases. since 1999. low Basis points.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/feb/1.html
Bulletin September Quarter 2023
15 Feb 2024
Bulletin
- September 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/pdf/bulletin-2023-09.pdf
Cash Rate Pass-through to Outstanding Mortgage Rates
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
– April 2024
The interest rate paid by outstanding mortgage borrowers increased by around 320 basis points between May 2022 and December 2023, around 105 basis points less than the cumulative increase in the cash rate over this period.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/cash-rate-pass-through-to-outstanding-mortgage-rates.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2003
Bulletin
– August 2003
In the US, yields are now over 100 basis points above the troughs reached in early June. ... basis points rather than the 50 basis points that had been widely anticipated.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/aug/1.html
Bulletin
29 Jan 2024
Bulletin
- January 2024
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/pdf/bulletin-2024-01.pdf
Government Bond Market Functioning and COVID-19
27 Jul 2020
Bulletin
– September 2020
The market for Australian Government Securities is a critical fixed income market in Australia, including because it serves as a pricing benchmark for many other interest rates in the economy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/sep/government-bond-market-functioning-and-covid-19.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2003
Bulletin
– February 2003
750 basis points over the past few months as the central bank tries to quell resurgent inflation. ... While this is still above the low-point of 3.57 per cent last October, when economic pessimism was at its peak, it is down by about 110 basis points
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/feb/1.html
The Impact of the Capital Market Turbulence on Banks' Funding Costs
10 Jun 2009
Bulletin
– June 2009
Since early September 2008, rates on savings deposits have fallen by an average of 380 basis points, less than the 425 basis point decrease in the cash rate over this period. ... 40 basis points over the next year and a half and stabilise thereafter.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/jun/1.html