The rapid improvement in the budget deficit provides the Coalition government with some scope to announce additional tax cuts or higher spending while maintaining its forecast of budget surpluses over the coming year. Meanwhile, we think that 10-year bond yields in Australia may fall a little further over coming months while those in New Zealand may be close to a bottom.
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