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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 Policy Actions and Balance Sheet
30 Jun 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, The Economic Society Australia, Webinar
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-dg-2020-06-30.html
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Basis
22 May 2017
Speech
Speech delivered by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, at the BIS Symposium: CIP–RIP?, Basel
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2017/sp-dg-2017-05-22.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 Reserve Bank in Darwin
20 Mar 2023
Speech
over 1967/68; deposits could increase by about $370m. On the basis of these estimates the aggregate ratio of L.G.S. ... assets plus statutory reserves to total deposits at the end of the financial year would be about 3 percentage points lower than at
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/darwin-branch/index.html
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
9 Feb 2024
Speech
Speech delivered by Michele Bullock, Governor, Canberra
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/sp-gov-2024-02-09.html
Monetary Policy During COVID
6 May 2021
Speech
Speech delivered by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, Shann Memorial Lecture, Perth
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/sp-dg-2021-05-06.html
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
Whither Securitisation?
18 Nov 2009
Speech
Speech by Guy Debelle to the Australian Securitisation Conference 2009, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2009/sp-ag-181109.html
Monetary Policy in 2020
24 Nov 2020
Speech
Speech delivered by Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor, Australian Business Economists, Virtual
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/sp-dg-2020-11-24.html
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