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Basis Points: Understanding What They Are and How They Are Used

Basis points, otherwise known as bps or bips, are a unit of measure used in finance to describe the percentage change in the value of financial instruments or the rate change in an index or other ...

Bassett outlines plan to raise Retail gross margins by 200 to 250 basis points in mid-July as written sales rise 9.5%

Q2 2026 earnings call recap: sales momentum, margin and SG&A trends, July pricing plan, and store growth outlook—read now.
Crypto Briefing

Traders cut ECB rate hike expectations to below 25 basis points in 2026

Traders now expect less than 25 basis points in ECB rate hikes for the rest of 2026 as falling oil prices from Middle East ...
CNBC

Jumbo 50 basis points Fed rate cut should not raise alarm, analyst says

The U.S. Federal Reserve can afford to make a jumbo 50 basis points rate cut next week without spooking markets, according to one analyst. Michael Yoshikami, CEO of Destination Wealth Management, said ...
Nasdaq

Put Your Money on 50 Basis Points

A WSJ article has shifted market expectations … the importance of Fed forward guidance … the growing uncertainty about tomorrow … don’t miss the big picture The drama surrounding the size of ...
MarketWatch

Was the Fed justified in cutting rates by 50 basis points? Here's what AI and Deutsche Bank think.

The Federal Reserve's big interest-rate cut of 50 basis points this week to kick off its monetary-policy easing cycle looks harder to justify than those in 2001 and 2007, according to Deutsche Bank's ...
InvestmentNews

The case against the basis points tax for advisors

Building a successful practice already requires advisors deal with a complex web of fees and regulations. Beyond that, something has become a growing source of frustration for some advisors. That is ...
CNBC

New Zealand central bank slashes rates by 50 basis points in second straight rate cut

The RBNZ slashed rates from 5.25% to 4.75% on Wednesday, marking its second straight cut to its interest rate since August. Paul Bloxham, HSBC's chief economist for Australia and New Zealand, said the ...
NBC DFW

Prominent Political Columnist Gets Confused About Basis Points—Here's Everything You Need to Know

Internet writers, especially ones who publish frequently, are going to make mistakes. It's part of the job. So it didn't surprise me this week when a bunch of smart financial people on social media ...
Wall Street Journal

Has the Fed Ever Cut by 50 Basis Points in 'Peacetime'?

One argument for cutting rates by 25 basis points, or 0.25 percentage point, instead of 50 basis points goes like this: The Federal Reserve only makes larger cuts when something is going wrong in the ...

Philippine central bank raises policy rate by 25 basis points, as expected

MANILA, June 18 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75% on Thursday, it said in a statement. Twenty of 25 economists in a Reuters poll expected ...