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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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Risk Management
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/risk-management.pdf
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financials Statements
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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284KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/notes.pdf
Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2020 - Operations in Financial Markets
14 Oct 2020
Annual Report
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at an interest rate of 25 basis points above the cash rate target. ... below the cash rate target of 25 basis points when lending cash overnight.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2020/pdf/operations-in-financial-markets.pdf
Annual Performance Statement
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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186KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/annual-performance-statement.pdf
Banknotes
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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721KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/banknotes.pdf
Our People
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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395KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/our-people.pdf
Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2018
10 Feb 2020
RBA Annual Report
2018
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8962KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2018/pdf/2018-report.pdf
Film RB A/R 98 EDITORIAL
1 Sep 1998
Annual Report
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Initially, the interest rate was set at 10 basis points below the target cash rate, inline with the typical rate banks received on loans to dealers. ... This was 10 basis points below the return on the benchmark portfolio (see table).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1998/pdf/oper-fin-mkts.pdf
Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2023
17 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2023
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846KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/pdf/banknotes.pdf
Developments in the Clearing and Settlement Industry
8 Oct 2023
PSB Annual Report
- 2023
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756KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2023/pdf/developments-in-the-clearing-and-settlement-industry.pdf