BLBG:Australian Dollar Weakens After RBA Cuts Interest Rates; Bond Yields Drop Q
The Australian dollar dropped against its U.S. counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its benchmark interest rate.
The currency traded at $1.0497 at 2.34 p.m. in Sydney from $1.0530 yesterday in New York and $1.0527 before the decision.
The yield on 10-year government bonds fell nine basis points, or 0.09 percentage point, from yesterday’s close to 4.42 percent.
To contact the reporter on this story: Candice Zachariahs in Sydney at czachariahs2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Benjamin Purvis at bpurvis@bloomberg.net
