
The COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney is testing bond market expectations that the Reserve Bank will extend its yield curve control to the November 2024 bond at its meeting next week. A decision not to extend the target would pave the way for rate hikes as soon as late 2022.
The article is a market preview of Australian monetary policy.
A shift in Australian yield curve policy would move the Australian dollar and bond yields, which affects Australian export pricing. Grain and feed prices are not directly affected.
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