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Australian bonds close weaker (Sydney Morning Herald)

The Australian bond market has closed weaker, extending its sell-off from Monday's local session on continued investor optimism.

NAB sets preliminary pricing on US$ bond-source (The Forex Market)

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 23:30 NAB sets preliminary pricing on US$ bond-source (Interactive Investor)

SYDNEY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - National Australia Bank (NAB) has set preliminary pricing of a US$ three-year 144a reg S bond issue guaranteed by the Australian government at 85 to 90 basis points over mid-swaps, a market source said on Tuesday. HSBC, Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Markets are joint leading the offer which is expected to price as early as this week, the source said. The country's ...

Australian bonds close weaker (The Age)

The Australian bond market has closed weaker, continuing the sell-off which began on Friday night.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-06 04:13 FACTBOX-Australian banks' government guaranteed bond issues (Interactive Investor)

SYDNEY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Australian banks are rushing to raise funds worldwide under a new government guarantee to help them shore up their balance sheets amid the global financial turmoil.