The latest SSB for July 2023 has a 10-year average yield of 2.82%, only marginally higher than last month’s SSB offering 2.81%. The first year yield is 2.76%, and subsequently the yield remains relatively flat but it increases the last few years prior to maturity. This month, there’s $600m on offer. If you’re interested, remember to apply by Monday 26 June, 9pm.
This month’s bond offering is still below 3% average 10-year yield but the yield curve until maturity has started to slope again, as originally intended for this product. SSB was designed to have step up interest rates, i.e. you’re supposed to get higher yield for every year you hold the bond until maturity. However, in recent times shorter-term yields have been higher than longer-term yields, resulting in an inverted yield curve.
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