basis points

18 Sep 2026

Hundredths of a percentage point

One basis point is 0.01 percentage points; 25 basis points is the usual size of a central bank rate move.

Bond and money markets quote yield changes in basis points to avoid ambiguity between percent and percentage points. worldstat.us prints spreads in percentage points with two decimals instead, so 0.25 pp is 25 basis points.

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