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Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... monetary policy settings unchanged, "including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on three-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points) - puts into black and white the collective and individual thoughts of all (not most) central bankers ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... which included: A reduction in the cash rate target to 0.25%. A target for the yield on three-year Australian Government bonds of around 0.25%. A term funding facility for the banking system, with particular support for credit to small and medium-sized ...

Fixed income liquidity squeeze bites

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... than buyers, and bid/ask spreads widened significantly, even for heavily traded and safe securities. Australian government bonds were trading at bid/ask spreads of 15 to 20bps up from the under 1bps normally, while global high-yield debt was showing ...

RBA expands stimulus measures to states

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... unprecedented and comes after the bank announced it would be buying $13 billion worth of securities in Australian government bonds. The "comprehensive package" agreed by the Reserve Bank board last week included targeting a yield on three-year Australian ...

Bond fund spreads widen

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... parts of the fixed interest universe -- including high-yield credit but also safer assets such as Australian government bonds -- universe and traders face higher bid/offer spreads. Kapstream's flagship absolute return income fund, for example, last ...

RBA pulls QE trigger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... "comprehensive package" agreed by the Reserve Bank board also included targeting a yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of around 0.25%, launching a term funding facility for the banking system and remunerating exchange settlement balances at ...

US turns to QE, RBA to follow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... economic impact of the virus. RBA governor Philip Lowe said the central bank "stands ready to purchase Australian government bonds." Lowe made the announcement on Monday, following the Fed's decision overnight. Lowe said: "Australia's financial ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... total return of 145% (in AUD terms), Australian equities generated a real total return of 97%, while Australian government bonds produced a real total return of 63%." Medallion Financial managing director Michael Wayne told Financial Standard that low ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... cash rate to a new record low of 0.75%. The All Ordinaries index gained 0.5% and the yield on 10-year Australian government bonds fell to 1.06% (1.13%) as investors switched to these relatively higher yielding assets. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

New Bond ETF for BetaShares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... the highest level of investor security within the Australian bond market." He explained that because Australian government bonds are considered an extremely secure asset, AGVT could be considered an attractive option for many portfolios. "Government ...