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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 Reserve Bank's Operations – Liquidity, Market Function and Funding

27 Jul 2020 Speech
Christopher Kent
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to KangaNews, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-ag-2020-07-27.html

Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics

8 Feb 2024 Speech PDF 262KB
Speech - 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-gov-2024-02-09.pdf

Bagehot and the Lender of Last Resort – 150 Years On

14 Dec 2023 Speech
Brad Jones
Speech delivered by Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System), 36th Australasian Finance & Banking Conference, University of New South Wales, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-ag-2023-12-14.html

Monetary Policy Decision

19 Mar 2024 Speech
Michele Bullock
Media Conference 19 March 2024 – Monetary Policy Decision, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/mc-gov-2024-03-19.html

Channels of Transmission

11 Oct 2023 Speech
Christopher Kent
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to Bloomberg, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-ag-2023-10-11.html

Today's Monetary Policy Decision

2 Nov 2021 Speech
Philip Lowe
Speech delivered by Philip Lowe, Governor, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-gov-2021-11-02.html

The Stance of Monetary Policy in a World of Numerous Tools

20 Oct 2020 Speech
Christopher Kent
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the IFR Australia DCM Roundtable Webinar, Online
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-ag-2020-10-20.html

The Usual Transmission – Monetary Policy and Financial Conditions

13 Aug 2019 Speech
Christopher Kent
Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to Finance & Treasury Association, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-ag-2019-08-13.html

Monetary Policy During COVID

6 May 2021 Speech PDF 638KB
a reduction in the interest rate on ES balances from 10 basis points to zero. ... But thespread between the two has widened by around 20 basis points in recent months.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/pdf/sp-dg-2021-05-06.pdf

The Shift to Electronic Payments – Some Policy Issues

28 Mar 2023 Speech
Ellis Connolly
Speech delivered by Ellis Connolly, Head of Payments Policy, AFR Banking Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/sp-so-2023-03-28.html