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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 Economy and Financial Markets

10 Aug 2000 Bulletin – August 2000
The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its key refinancing rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 per cent in early June. ... The first five increases were each of 25 basis points, but the latest increase, in May, was 50 basis points.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/aug/1.html

September | 2017

15 Sep 2017 Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/

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

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 Nov 2002 Bulletin – November 2002
Graph 7. Table 3: Policy Interest Rate Changes. Basis points. Current level Per cent. ... debt, from 200 basis points mid year to around 600 basis points now.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/nov/1.html

2017

6 Oct 2022 Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/

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

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

Economic Effects of the Spanish Flu

18 Jun 2020 Bulletin – June 2020
James Bishop
The Spanish flu reached Australia in 1919 and remains the country’s most severe pandemic in terms of health outcomes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/jun/economic-effects-of-the-spanish-flu.html

The Term Funding Facility

10 Dec 2020 Bulletin – December 2020
Max Alston, Susan Black, Ben Jackman and Carl Schwartz
The Reserve Bank's Term Funding Facility (TFF) was announced in March as part of a monetary policy package to reduce funding costs across the economy and to support lending, especially to small and medium-sized businesses.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/dec/the-term-funding-facility.html

Australian Capital Flows

15 Jun 2017 Bulletin – June 2017
Susan Black, Blair Chapman and Callan Windsor
Capital inflows have underpinned the expansion of Australia's productive capacity for the past 200 years or more. Recently, there have been three noteworthy changes in the composition of these flows. First, most inflows to the mining sector are now
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/3.html