RBA buys A$500M bonds today; Total purchases hit A$47B
By Sophia Rodrigues
Published On 21 Apr 2020 , 05:56 PMRBA buys entire A$500 million at today's bond-buying auction.
Following today's purchase, the RBA has bought a total A$47.0 billion of bonds, including A$8.5 billion of semis.
Below are the details:
| Issuer | Coupon % |
Maturity mm/yy |
Amount purchased (face value) $m |
Weighted average yield % |
Cut-off yield % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGS | 3.25 | 04/25 | 316 | 0.4263 | 0.4250 |
| CGS | 4.25 | 04/26 | 184 | 0.5262 | 0.5250 |
The RBA last bought both these bonds at the April 17 auction where it purchased A$299 million of the 2025 bond at cut-off yield of 0.4325% and the A$240 million of the 2026 bond at cut-off yield of 0.5350%
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