I found this table on Calculated Risk and liked it so much I had to have my own…as I’m sicking of looking up other websites to find the latest Euro yields. [table id=1 /] Send article as PDF
Tag Archive: fixed interest
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Jun 07
Reserve Bank No Change…but some movement on the yield curve
Source: Bloomberg As the above Australian Government Bond Yield curve chart shows, whilst the Reserve Bank left the cash rate unchanged, the shorter end of the yield curve decreased in yield by up to 5bps. This represented around a 1% increase in price of the Australian government bonds maturing within the next 5 years…quite a …
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Jun 02
Australian Government Bond Yields – still flat
Source: RBA The above chart of the Australian Government Bond yields shows little change since 23 May with just a marginal flattening at the longer terms to maturity. No surprise given financial markets continuing its volatility combined with significant risks that include Greek bond default and poor economic news out of the US. Whilst this information …
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May 25
Australian Government Bond Yield Curve…flattening
Not surprisingly the Australian Government Bond yield curve has flattened signficantly over the last month. The longer part of the curve is lower than it has been for much of this year which is typically an indication of less confidence in the economic outlook in our country. On the other hand, the shorter term yields …
May 06
Increase in Government Bond Yields Today
Contrary to suggestions in my last post, yields across the yield curve have moved a bit today…as the above chart shows the curve is up between 5bp and 9bps. This is a result of the Reserve Bank increasing its inflation outlook over the next 2 years. The Reserve Bank believes inflation will be above its …
May 06
The extreme but possible storm ahead
Attended a Researcher’s conference yesterday which had an interesting line-up of speakers that covered China, the global economy, Small cap stocks, and . The first guy was very impressive, an investment Strategist, he did a “Me-style” global economic presentation (perhaps that’s why I liked him) where the key points were… Commodity Prices in a bubble Australian …
May 03
Australian Government Bond Yield Curve
With last week’s high CPI figures coming out there has been increased talk about the Reserve Bank increasing interest rates. The above yield curve chart shows that since 12 April, the yields on government bonds have actually decreased across the board by around 20bps suggesting less long term confidence in our economy than two weeks ago. …
Mar 31
A Look at Bond Risks & the GFC
I’ve just uploaded a neat little article (if I do say so myself) on the various risks of bonds and what happeneded during the GFC. Its more of an education piece and if you’re interested in a read please click here. Send article as PDF
Mar 21
Latest Australian Government Bond Yield Curve
As expected the yield curve is much flatter than the last couple of months but nothing too dramatic. The Japanese tragedies will have an impact on global economy as well as its own but it is more likely to be a short term negative impact that will possibly turn into a growth story later in …