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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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