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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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Cash Rate Pass-through to Outstanding Mortgage Rates

18 Apr 2024 Bulletin – April 2024
Benjamin Ung
The interest rate paid by outstanding mortgage borrowers increased by around 320 basis points between May 2022 and December 2023, around 105 basis points less than the cumulative increase in the cash rate over this period.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/cash-rate-pass-through-to-outstanding-mortgage-rates.html

4 July 2023 | Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Board

18 Jul 2023 Minutes
Minutes of the monetary policy meeting of the Reserve Bank Board for 4 July 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/rba-board-minutes/2023/2023-07-04.html

1 November 2022 | Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Board

15 Nov 2022 Minutes
Minutes of the monetary policy meeting of the Reserve Bank Board for 1 November 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/rba-board-minutes/2022/2022-11-01.html

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 Aug 2003 Bulletin – August 2003
In the US, yields are now over 100 basis points above the troughs reached in early June. ... basis points rather than the 50 basis points that had been widely anticipated.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/aug/1.html

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 Feb 2003 Bulletin – February 2003
750 basis points over the past few months as the central bank tries to quell resurgent inflation. ... While this is still above the low-point of 3.57 per cent last October, when economic pessimism was at its peak, it is down by about 110 basis points
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/feb/1.html

Government Bond Market Functioning and COVID-19

27 Jul 2020 Bulletin – September 2020
Richard Finlay, Claudia Seibold and Michelle Xiang
The market for Australian Government Securities is a critical fixed income market in Australia, including because it serves as a pricing benchmark for many other interest rates in the economy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/sep/government-bond-market-functioning-and-covid-19.html

Bulletin

29 Jan 2024 Bulletin - January 2024 PDF 5775KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/pdf/bulletin-2024-01.pdf

The Impact of the Capital Market Turbulence on Banks' Funding Costs

10 Jun 2009 Bulletin – June 2009
Michael Davies, Chris Naughtin and Arlene Wong
Since early September 2008, rates on savings deposits have fallen by an average of 380 basis points, less than the 425 basis point decrease in the cash rate over this period. ... 40 basis points over the next year and a half and stabilise thereafter.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/jun/1.html

Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy

10 May 1997 Bulletin – May 1997
While the seasonally adjusted monthly import data point to reasonable growth in the March quarter, the corresponding data for the quantity of imports on a quarterly basis appear little changed. ... Falls in mortgage interest rates detracted 0.5 of a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/may/1.html

Statement on Monetary Policy

10 Aug 2002 Bulletin – August 2002
Yields on Japanese government bonds also fell, declining by around 10 basis points to below 1.3 per cent. ... In contrast, European emerging market spreads have widened on average by around 150 basis points in recent months.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/aug/1.html