January 10, 2025 04:04 GMT
AUSSIE BONDS: AU-US 1Y3M Spread Drives 10Y Diff. Lower
AUSSIE BONDS
The AU-US 10-year cash yield differential is at -16bps today, firmer in the bottom half of the +/-30bps range that has largely prevailed since November 2022.
- A simple regression of the AU-US 10-year yield differential against the AU-US 1Y3M swap differential over the past year suggests that the current 10-year yield differential is close to fair value, estimated at -15bps.
- The 1Y3M differential serves as a proxy for the anticipated relative policy trajectory over the next 12 months.
- Since mid-September, the AU-US 1Y3M differential has narrowed by approximately 80bps from +55bps to -25bps.
Figure 1: AU-US Cash 10-Year Yield Differential (%)
Source: MNI – Market News / Bloomberg
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