1 October – 5 October 2018

The physical bank bill rate slipped by 1bp to 1.93% while 3-month BBSW fell by 3bps to 1.92%. 6-month BBSW fell by 2bps to 2.11%.

The swap curve moved broadly in line with its ACGB counterpart. The 1-year rate lost 3bps to 1.92% and 3-year rates slipped by 1bp to 2.12%. 5-year rates gained 2bps to 2.50%, 10-year rates increased by 4bps to 2.90% and 15-year rates added 5bps to 3.09%.

As a result, swap-to-bond spreads were mostly a little wider. The 3-year spread widened by 2bps to 10bps, the 5-year spread widened by 3bps to 28bps but the 10-year spread remained unchanged at 19bps.

AFMA BBSW - SWAP RATES

TERM TO MATURITYClosing RateΔ WEEKΔ MONTH
30 Day1.86-0.010.00
90 Day1.92-0.03-0.03
180 Day2.11-0.02-0.04
1 Year1.92-0.03-0.04
3 Year2.12-0.010.03
5 Year2.500.020.09
10 Year2.900.040.17
15 Year3.090.050.18