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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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Monetary Policy Decision
7 May 2024
Speech
Media Conference 7 May 2024 – Monetary Policy Decision, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/mc-gov-2024-05-07.html
The Future System for Monetary Policy Implementation
2 Apr 2024
Speech
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), Bloomberg Australia Briefing, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/sp-ag-2024-04-02.html
The Future System for Monetary Policy Implementation
2 Apr 2024
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Speech - 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-ag-2024-04-02.pdf
Monetary Policy Decision
19 Mar 2024
Speech
Media Conference 19 March 2024 – Monetary Policy Decision, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/mc-gov-2024-03-19.html
Transcript of Question & Answer Session on 12 March 2024
12 Mar 2024
Speech
Transcript of Question & Answer Session , AFR Business Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/sp-ag-2024-03-12-q-and-a-transcript.html
Modernising Australia's Payments System
11 Mar 2024
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486KB
Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-12-12.pdf
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
9 Feb 2024
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Speech delivered by Michele Bullock, Governor, Canberra
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/sp-gov-2024-02-09.html
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
8 Feb 2024
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Speech - 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-gov-2024-02-09.pdf
Monetary Policy Decision
6 Feb 2024
Speech
Media Conference 6 February 2024 – Monetary Policy Decision, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/mc-gov-2024-02-06.html
Bagehot and the Lender of Last Resort – 150 Years On
18 Dec 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-ag-2023-12-14.pdf