25 February – 1 March 2019

The physical bank bill rate lost 3bps to 1.87% while 3-month BBSW fell by 2bps to 1.87%. 6-month BBSW fell by 2bps to 1.99%.

The swap curve and its ACGB counterpart moved largely in line with each other. 1-year rates were unchanged at 1.82%, the 3-year rate increased by 4bps to 1.79%, the 5-year rate gained 5bps to 2.05% while 10-year and 15-year rates both added 6bps to 2.40% and 2.61% respectively.

As a result, swap-to-bond spreads were almost unchanged. The 3-year spread widened by 1bp to 12bs, while the 5-year and 10-year spreads remained unchanged at 28bps and 24bps respectively.

AFMA BBSW - SWAP RATES

TERM TO MATURITYClosing RateΔ WEEKΔ MONTH
30 Day1.84-0.02-0.18
90 Day1.87-0.02-0.18
180 Day1.99-0.02-0.18
1 Year1.820.00-0.10
3 Year1.790.04-0.08
5 Year2.050.05-0.08
10 Year2.400.06-0.05
15 Year2.610.06-0.03