Fixed Income April 2012 - Yield curve shift on lower policy rates
  • 2012-04-18T00:00:00
  • Fixed Income
The yield curve has shifted down on lower policy rates. Strong demand for T-bills has steepened the front end while middle and tail end of curve see downward parallel shift. Yields on the mid- and long-terms are sticky on the downside. We don’t expect a full subscription at the next auction on 16 April 2012 for the 2-year, 3-year and 5-year bonds; last auction on 22 March for these maturities saw only 33% at yields of 11.2%-12.5%.