Economics

Australia Drops Yield Target, Joins Global Policy Unwinding

  • Still, Lowe says central bank will remain patient on policy
  • Currency on track for biggest one-day decline since September

Outside the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) building in Sydney.

Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg
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The Reserve Bank of Australia bowed to market pressure Tuesday, abandoning a bond-yield target after an acceleration in inflation spurred traders to price in higher borrowing costs.

The decision to scrap the 0.1% yield target on the April 2024 security comes after a bond market selloff last week and amid an improving domestic outlook underpinned by high vaccination rates. The RBA kept its cash rate at a record low 0.1%, as expected.