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05.05.26 - 08:12
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RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes official cash rate to 4.35% in blow to mortgage holders (The Guardian)
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Reserve Bank of Australia raises rates for third consecutive meeting, lifting them to early-2025 levelsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUse our loan calculator to see how rate hikes could affect you The Reserve Bank has delivered a third straight interest rate hike to contain growing inflationary pressures linked to higher fuel prices, even as it warned the Iranian war would deliver a major blow to the economy.The widely expected decision to lift the cash rate to 4.35% from 4.1% comes as the central bank revealed a gloomy new set of forecasts that showed intensifying cost-of-living pressures alongside weaker growth. Continue reading......
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05.05.26 - 08:12
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′There is a good deal of fear′: what would a Labour leadership challenge mean for bond markets? (The Guardian)
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Rayner and Burnham are trying to gain markets' confidence amid concerns they could loosen fiscal rules if they replace StarmerWho calls the shots on the bin collections in Sunderland, potholes in Hackney, or schools in Cardiff is not normally of interest to City traders in the multitrillion-pound sovereign bond market.But for those dealing in UK government debt, Thursday's local and devolved government elections are significantly more important than usual, amid speculation that a dire showing for Keir Starmer's Labour party could topple him as prime minister. Continue reading......
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04.05.26 - 23:45
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Treasury Boost Quarterly Borrowing Estimate To $189BN: Full Quarterly Refunding Preview (ZeroHedge)
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Treasury Boost Quarterly Borrowing Estimate To $189BN: Full Quarterly Refunding Preview
The US Department hiked its estimates for US debt borrowing in the current quarter, citing lower net cash flows.
In a statement published today, and ahead of Wednesday's Quarterly Refunding Announcement, the US Treasury said that it now expects to borrow $189 billion in net debt for the current quarter, up ~$80 billion from the $109 billion it had forecast in February. The estimate assumes a June quarter-end cash balance of $900 billion, the same as the prior forecast.
According to the Treasury, the borrowing estimate is $80 billion higher than announced in February 2026, primarily due to lower projected net cash flows (i.e., lower tax receipts), partially offset by the higher-than-assumed beginning-of-quarter cash balance (the cash balance at the start of the quarter was $893 billion, higher than the $850 billion estimated in February).
Excluding the higher-than-assumed beginning-of-quarter cash balanc...
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04.05.26 - 18:15
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US-Anleihen gesunken - Deutlich steigende Ölpreise belasten (DPA-AFX)
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NEW YORK/LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Die Kurse von US-Anleihen sind am Montag gefallen. Der Terminkontrakt für zehnjährige Staatsanleihen (T-Note-Future) sank um 0,40 Prozent auf 110,20 Punkte. Die Rendite der zehnjährigen Anleihen stieg im Gegenzug auf 4,45 Prozent....
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