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Australian Government Treasury Indexed Bonds

July

Joe Longo.

We suspect ANZ broke the law in $14b bond sale: ASIC

Chairman Joe Longo, in a wide-ranging interview, also detailed initiatives to crack down on insider trading, interventions in the private credit market, and hit back at claims ASIC is a “toothless tiger”.

  • Ronald Mizen and Jonathan Shapiro

November 2022

Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Investors are snapping up nation’s record $900b debt

Australia’s abysmal productivity performance will blow out gross debt and cost taxpayers about $3 billion more a year in interest payments by 2032-33.

  • Ronald Mizen

August 2021

AOFM CEO Rob Nicholl.

High demand for Australian government bonds with inflation protection

The AOFM raised $3.25 billion of 10-year inflation-linked bonds in a heavily oversubscribed offer as extreme fiscal stimulus brings inflation back on the radar.

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  • Cecile Lefort

February 2021

The local sharemarket’s short-term destiny could rest on the RBA’s shoulders.

Equity market rally hinges on the RBA

An aggressive tone from the Reserve Bank to stem the sharp rise in bond yields could be a boon for the local sharemarket, which struggled to move higher through February despite a largely positive earnings season.

  • William McInnes

October 2020

Bonds aren't what they seem at present.

Banks, RBA must strike fine balance on state government bonds

There is a Churchillian task for the semi bond market. The RBA would love to see the commercial banks help absorb some of that extra bond supply in what would be another form of QE by stealth.

  • Matthew Cranston
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September 2020

Low growth and low rates make tech stocks look more attractive.

Banks bill taxpayers $51 million in seven weeks

Australia's record debt load is proving a boon for bankers who have billed taxpayers more than $50 million in debt management fees since July 10.

  • Ronald Mizen

July 2020

The AOFM's Rob Nicholl has reconfirmed a debt issuance of up to $9 billion per week.

Government's debt manager forecasts $240b issuance this year

The Australian Office of Financial Management's Rob Nicholl confirmed guidance for expected weekly issuance of Treasury bonds of $4 billion to $5 billion.

  • Matthew Cranston
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says that while the government should borrow to provide fiscal stimulus and help the economy there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Free government financing no free lunch: Lowe

The RBA governor says that while the government should borrow to provide fiscal stimulus and help the economy there is no such thing as a free lunch, while again scuttling the idea of negative rates.

  • Matthew Cranston

March 2020

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe is designing plans for QE.

RBA's historic QE to target credit cost blowout

The Reserve Bank will cut rates and unleash the country's first major QE program on Thursday.

  • Matthew Cranston and Jonathan Shapiro

December 2019

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Debt plan $3b less, despite future deficit warning

The government's debt manager will issue $3 billion fewer bonds this financial year despite forecasts stimulatory tax cuts may land the government in deficit. 

  • Matthew Cranston

September 2019

Low and stable inflation is no worry, but bond markets signal the RBA risks losing control of inflationary expectations.

Why low inflation does and doesn't matter

RBA boss Philip Lowe has said that the average Aussie doesn't care about inflation slightly below target and nor does the bank - so why is he about to cut rates again?

  • Patrick Commins

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