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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 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

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

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

The RBA and AOFM Securities Lending Facilities

8 Dec 2022 Bulletin – December 2022
Ahmet Aziz and Ben Jackman
Australian Government Securities (AGS) play an important role in the transmission of monetary policy given that yields on these securities provide a benchmark for other interest rates across the economy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/dec/the-rba-and-aofm-securities-lending-facilities.html

Bulletin September Quarter 2019

18 Jan 2021 Bulletin - September 2019 PDF 4457KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/sep/pdf/bulletin-2019-09.pdf

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

Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy

10 May 1999 Bulletin – May 1999
Over the past half year, US bond yields have risen in net terms by over 100 basis points, to 5.3 per cent. ... b) Contribution to GDP growth; percentage points. (c) Preliminary estimate released by the Bank of Korea.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/may/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

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 Policy

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