Definition of basis point
: one hundredth of one percent (as in the yield of an investment)
Examples of basis point in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Britain’s 10-year yield rose one basis point to 0.24%.
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Claire Ballentine, Bloomberg.com, "Tech Drags Stocks Lower on Trump-Virus Volatility: Markets Wrap," 1 Oct. 2020 So, for that matter, might the 27 basis point rate on five year bonds.
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George Selgin, National Review, "A Real Lifeboat for Main Street," 17 Sep. 2020 In fact, in many markets a 10 basis point FTT would be less than recent declines in transaction costs.
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Antonio Weiss, The Denver Post, "Weiss: Here’s one tax every candidate ought to back," 14 Feb. 2020 Britain’s 10-year yield fell five basis points to 0.4%.
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Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com, "Stocks Post Third Straight Gain With Stimulus Near: Markets Wrap," 12 May 2020 Vacancy jumped 90 basis points from the end of the year to the first quarter to reach 7.3 percent, according to Stream’s calculations.
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Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Houston industrial market swells as COVID-19 stalls leasing activity," 10 Apr. 2020 Terms would see an interest rate equal to the Fed’s Secure Overnight Financing Rate, currently 0.01 percent, plus 250-400 basis points with a four-year maturity.
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NBC News, "Federal Reserve unveils details of $2.3 trillion in programs to help support the economy," 9 Apr. 2020 Britain’s 10-year yield decreased five basis points to 0.31%.
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Vildana Hajric, Fortune, "Stocks tumble, bonds rise on economic shutdown concerns," 1 Apr. 2020 In tandem, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), or the share of deposits that banks have to mandatorily park with the RBI, saw a 100 basis points cut to 3%.
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Pramod Mathew, Quartz India, "India’s central bank slashes rates and eases loan repayments to battle Covid-19," 26 Mar. 2020
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