NZ govt bonds set to join $3 trillion index

NZ govt bonds set to join $3 trillion index
Will international bond traders make the Reserve Bank's job a little bit easier? (Photo: Ibrahim Boran/Unsplash)
Dan Brunskill
Analysts estimate New Zealand government bonds are likely to be added to a $3 trillion index later this year, as the market has ticked above the US$50 billion (NZ$74.5b) threshold.On Friday night at 4pm London time, FTSE-Russell took its annual snapshot of market size which is used to assess eligibility for its World Government Bond Index.BNZ Bank interest rate strategist, Nick Smyth, said he had been tracking the numbers and thinks the market may have just qualified.“It’s a close-run thing, it’s very tight. But on my estimate...

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