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A basis point is 1 hundredth of a percentage point.
The Federal Reserve System is planning to increase the benchmark interest rate by 20 basis points.
Also abbreviated as BP, bp or bip, a basis point is a commonly used unit for measuring and comparing interest rates. Indeed, the term derives from basis which refers to the spread between two interest rates. A similar unit, the pip, is used in measuring forex rates and, for most currencies, represents 1 ten-thousandth.
Jeden bazický bod je jedna setina procentního bodu.
Federální rezervní systém plánuje zvýšit referenční úrokovou sazbu o 20 bazických bodů.
Také se zkracuje jako BP, bp, nebo bip. Bazický bod je často používaná jednotka pro měření úrokových sazeb. Tento termín je ve skutečnosti odvozen z báze, která označuje spread mezi dvěma úrokovými sazbami. Podobná jednotka, pip, se využívá při měření devizových kurzů a pro většinus měn označuje jednu desetitisícinu.
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