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RBA Glossary definition for CGS
CGS – Commonwealth Government Securities. Australian Government Securities were formerly referred to as Commonwealth Government Securities.
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Box A: The RBA's Foreign Exchange Swaps
10 Feb 2008
SMP
– February 2008
sheet. By undertaking foreign exchange swaps, rather than always purchasing domestic securities, the Bank aimed to limit the distortions that its open market operations might otherwise have had on the CGS ... billion, compared with average daily turnover
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/feb/box-a.html
Box E: Yields on Sovereign Debt
10 May 2012
SMP
– May 2012
The yield on 10-year Commonwealth Government securities (CGS), for example, is around its lowest level in more than 60 years. ... As at the end of 2011, 75 per cent of CGS were held by non-residents, up from 60 per cent five years earlier.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/box-e.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Feb 2014
SMP
– February 2014
The spread between 10-year CGS and US Treasuries is little changed since the previous Statement. ... Relative to CGS, spreads on the major banks' bonds have remained broadly unchanged since the previous Statement.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Aug 2013
SMP
– August 2013
The difference in yields between Kangaroo bonds and CGS has widened in recent months, particularly for European issuers. ... Secondary market spreads to CGS on the major banks' unsecured bonds widened in June as bond yields rose globally.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Aug 2014
SMP
– August 2014
Accordingly, the share of CGS held by non-residents remains around two-thirds of the outstanding stock (Graph 4.5). ... Spreads between securities issued by state governments (‘semis’) and CGS remain close to their historic lows (Graph 4.6).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
List of graphs
10 Nov 2011
SMP
– November 2011
Graph 4.4: Spreads to 5-year CGS.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/nov/graphs.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2015
SMP
– May 2015
More recently, better-than-expected domestic data and higher global yields have seen CGS yields increase by around 60 basis points from their lows. ... Secondary market spreads over CGS for BBB rated corporate bonds have widened a little since mid last
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2015/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Box D: Buybacks of Government Guaranteed Securities
10 Feb 2013
SMP
– February 2013
Some buy-and-hold investors have also preferred to continue to earn the premium offered by guaranteed bonds, a result of their lower liquidity relative to Commonwealth Government securities (CGS). ... One-year guaranteed bank paper, for example,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/feb/box-d.html
List of graphs
10 May 2009
SMP
– May 2009
Graph 50: Spreads to 5-year CGS.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/may/graphs.html
List of graphs
10 Aug 2010
SMP
– August 2010
Graph 58: Spreads to 5-year CGS.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/aug/graphs.html