RBA not buying bonds under yield target; A$2B under QE

By Sophia Rodrigues

Published On 19 Nov 2020 , 11:23 AM

The RBA will buy A$2.0 billion of November 2024 to May 2028 AGS under the A$100 billion QE program today.

There is no buying of bonds under the three-year yield target policy. The RBA bought a total A$5.5 billion of April 2024 bond under yield target policy in the last two weeks.

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