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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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Box B: An International Comparison of Pass-through of Policy Rate Changes to Housing Loan Rates
5 Feb 2009
SMP
- February 2009
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189KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/feb/pdf/box-b.pdf
Overview
3 May 2012
SMP
- May 2012
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298KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/pdf/overview.pdf
Overview
7 Nov 2019
SMP
- November 2019
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99KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/nov/pdf/00-overview.pdf
Overview
6 May 2021
SMP
- May 2021
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153KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/may/pdf/00-overview.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy - August 2008
7 Aug 2008
SMP
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581KB
Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/aug/pdf/0808.pdf
Overview
4 Feb 2021
SMP
- February 2021
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148KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/feb/pdf/00-overview.pdf
Overview
8 Aug 2022
SMP
- August 2022
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73KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/aug/pdf/00-overview.pdf
Overview Economic developments continue to be driven by the ...
5 Nov 2020
SMP
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Output growth in the September quarter is estimated to be around 2 percentage points lower than if that outbreak had not occurred. ... With the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances at zero, interest
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2020/nov/pdf/00-overview.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy - May 2012
4 May 2012
SMP
- May 2012
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2261KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/pdf/0512.pdf
Domestic Financial Markets
1 Mar 2012
SMP
– February 2012
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724KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/feb/pdf/dom-fin-mkts.pdf