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RBA Glossary definition for bid
bid – The price offered to purchase securities in the primary market. In relation to a tender, a bid also includes the volume willing to be bought at the price offered.
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Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2008
SMP
– November 2008
Under this facility, institutions can bid to hold short-term deposits at the Bank (generally, for periods of up to two weeks). ... George (May), ConocoPhillips’ 50 per cent acquisition of a subsidiary of Origin Energy (September) and BG Group's bid
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
4 Feb 2022
SMP
– February 2022
In particular, bid-offer spreads have narrowed since early November to be in line with long-run averages (Graph 3.6). ... Notable deals included Square's acquisition of Afterpay, the merger of BHP's oil and gas assets with Woodside Petroleum and the bid
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/feb/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
10 Feb 2023
SMP
– February 2023
Graph 3.6. Bond markets continue to function well. Bid-offer spreads on AGS and semis remain around their lowest levels in recent years, and volatility has declined following a period
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/feb/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
7 Aug 2020
SMP
– August 2020
Graph 4.2. The improvement in market conditions since March is evident in the narrowing in bid-offer spreads on both AGS and semis, which have returned to their pre-crisis
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2020/aug/domestic-financial-conditions.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Feb 2012
SMP
– February 2012
bid at negative yields.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/feb/intl-fx-mkts.html
International Financial Conditions
8 May 2020
SMP
– May 2020
This was evident, for example, by a widening in the spread between the price to buy and sell bonds (bid-ask spreads) (Graph 2.3). ... Also, measures of market ‘depth’ – the volume of bonds that could be bought and sold at the best bid and offer
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2020/may/international-financial-conditions.html
Box A: China's Local Government Bond Market
10 May 2019
SMP
– May 2019
Bid-ask spreads are typically also wider for Chinese local government bonds.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/may/box-a-chinas-local-government-bond-market.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2009
SMP
– May 2009
Auctions for both bonds and notes have been well subscribed. The bid-to-cover ratio on bonds has been around 3 in recent months, a little above its average over the ... past couple of decades, while the bid-to-cover for Treasury notes has averaged five.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2011
SMP
– November 2011
Peabody Energy has acquired a majority stake in Macarthur Coal after shareholders accepted a $4.9 billion bid for the company.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Box A: Central Bank Purchases of Government Bonds
6 Aug 2021
SMP
– August 2021
Portfolio rebalancing. : the announcement of government bond purchases bids up their price, causing yields to decline as they move inversely to the price.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2021/aug/box-a-central-bank-purchases-of-government-bonds.html