basis point

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basis point (plural basis points)

  1. (finance) One hundredth of one percentage point.
    • 2022 June 16, Swati Bhat, “India's economic prospects firm despite global headwinds, says RBI”, in Gareth Jones, editor, Reuters‎[1], archived from the original on 16 June 2022, Macro Matters:
      The RBI this month raised rates by 50 basis points after a 40 bps hike in May.
    • 2025 April 11, Laurent Belsie, “Tariff chaos tests the status of Treasury bonds as a haven of safety”, in The Christian Science Monitor‎[2], archived from the original on 24 April 2025:
      Triggered by a sell-off of Treasury bonds, the 10-year bond yield jumped by 17.2 basis points, briefly hitting 4.5%, the biggest hike in a year. The 30-year yield rose by 20 basis points, a one-day hike not seen since 2020, when pandemic panic set in.

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