RBA buys entire A$3B bonds; focuses on 2027

By Sophia Rodrigues

Published On 30 Mar 2020 , 12:00 AM

Results of the RBA's government bond-buying auction Monday: 

The RBA bought the entire A$3 billion notified amount, buying five of the six bonds it could potentially purchase. .

-A$202 mln of 4.25% April 2026 at cut-off yield of 0.5050% 
-A$1.627 bln of 4.75% April 2027 at cut-off yield of 0.5475%
-A$1.006 bln of 2.75% November 2027 at cut-off yield of 0.6025%
-A$90 mln of 2.25% May 2028 at cut-off yield of 0.6650%
-A$85 mln of 2.75% November 2028 at cut-off yield of  0.7000%
 

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