Australia central bank weighing benefits of expanding govt bond buying programme


Australia RB Philip Lowe

SYDNEY: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board was studying the benefits that would come from buying longer-dated government bonds as part of its monetary stimulus package to boost jobs and growth, Governor Philip Lowe (pic) said on Thursday.

The RBA board was looking at whether expanding the existing government bond-buying programme to include longer-dated maturities would help its "main priority" of creating jobs, Lowe said, responding to questions after a speech in Sydney.

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