AOFM breaks record with $11bn bond deal
The AOFM has conducted the biggest domestic government bond issue ever, attracting an estimated $20 billion in offers.
Big appetite for bonds in record $11b sale
For the third time in less than six months the federal government has sold a record amount of bonds.
China reserves 'more than ample': S&P;
China's foreign-exchange reserves falling below $US3 trillion doesn't threaten its sovereign credit rating, according to S&P.;
RBA to resist IMF calls to cut rates
The RBA is expected to resist urging from International Monetary Fund for it to cut official interest rates "significantly" over the next few quarters.
IMF 'debt anchor' a sinker: economists
The IMF wants to increase Canberra's ability to miss its surplus target in a crisis but economists think it's a bad idea.
IMF urges RBA to reveal rate forecasts
The IMF's adviser to Australia wants the RBA and government to enhance their monetary and fiscal policy frameworks.
Reliance Rail owners prepare new syndicate ahead of refi deal
Who's tipping in more funds to Reliance Rail?
Trump has put junk bonds back in vogue
Borrowings by triple-C rated groups, among the lowest tier of the high-yield universe, have risen nearly two-thirds from a year earlier.
Raid Future Fund and it will run out, says PBO
The Parliamentary Budget Office says the government's plan to raid the Future Fund in 2020 would lead to a $250 billion hole in its pension ...
US bond yields at three-week low
US Treasury yields fell to their lowest in nearly three weeks amid concern Donald Trump's pro-growth agenda may be sidelined.
