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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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Economic Literacy in Australia: A First Look
15 Feb 2024
Bulletin
- September 2023
PDF
818KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/pdf/economic-literacy-in-australia-a-first-look.pdf
Bank Funding and the Recent Tightening of Monetary Policy
17 Apr 2024
Bulletin
- April 2024
PDF
1208KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/pdf/bank-funding-and-the-recent-tightening-of-monetary-policy.pdf
The Effects of Funding Costs and Risk on Banks’ Lending Rates
16 Mar 2011
Bulletin
PDF
225KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/mar/pdf/bu-0311-6.pdf
Statement on Monetary Poilcy
12 May 2008
Bulletin
PDF
616KB
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin May 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/may/pdf/bu-0508-1.pdf
The Committed Liquidity Facility: 2015–2022
29 Jan 2024
Bulletin
- January 2024
PDF
507KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/pdf/the-committed-liquidity-facility-2015-2022.pdf
Bulletin September Quarter 2019
18 Jan 2021
Bulletin
- September 2019
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4457KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/sep/pdf/bulletin-2019-09.pdf
Australian Money Markets Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
16 Mar 2022
Bulletin
- March 2022
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1180KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/mar/pdf/australian-money-markets-through-the-covid-19-pandemic.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
13 Aug 2002
Bulletin
PDF
1061KB
Funds futures market was implying that thefirst 25 basis point increase would occur inMay 2002, with a cumulative increase of175 basis points, to 3.50 per cent, expectedby the end of ... 8. 60 basis points to its highest level since theearly 1980s (Graph
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/aug/pdf/bu-0802-1.pdf
The RBA's Thinking on the Economy Over the Past Year
14 Sep 2011
Bulletin
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Address to The Economist's Bellwether Series: Australia, Sydney, 23 August 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/sep/pdf/bu-0911-12.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
23 May 2003
Bulletin
PDF
770KB
Sweden was the last economy toincrease official rates – by 25 basis points to4 per cent in December. ... Since then yields have risenby over 10 basis points to trade around4.8 per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/feb/pdf/bu-0201-1.pdf