Chart of the Day: new low in Aussie bond yields

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by Chris Becker

Todays chart of the day is from Trading Economics:

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The yield on 10 year government bonds reached a near 40 year low, hitting 2.606% overnight. For context, the average yield from 1969 has been 7.69%, with an all time high of 16.4% in May 1982. This corresponds roughly with the moves in the US 10 year Treasury market as well:

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