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Bond rates rising in Australia

Graham Hand
8 March 2013

With our close focus on cash rates, steady at 3% recently, it's easy to overlook longer term rates rising. Rates are up about 0.6% in the 10 year maturity since their lows of June 2012, on offshore selling and switching into equities. These movements are significant for long bonds and generate capital losses for fixed interest portfolios with long duration.

Source: Bloomberg

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