Australian dollar

The International Finance Corporation added a A$50m ($38.2m) tap to its July 2026 bond on Monday. The IFC is looking to increase its minimum volume requirements for opening 10 year Aussie taps from A$20m to A$50m.

KommuneKredit tapped its November 2026 Kangaroo bond last Friday. The 10 year part of the market suits the Danish agency, as it needs to sell longer dated paper to match its assets.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten tapped an August 2026 bond for the sixth time this year, with investors focussing almost solely on the 10 year part of the Kangaroo curve.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank presented a Kangaroo tap to an expectant Japanese investor on Friday.

Australia on Tuesday announced its intention to issue its first 30 year government bond. After a summer of downgrade threats for the triple-A rated sovereign, it hopes to tempt overseas investors back into its bonds with offers of juicy yields. But market experts are not convinced it will work, writes Silas Brown.

Rentenbank updated its on-the-run 10 year Kangaroo year note on Wednesday, trying to keep Asian investors interested in this key area in the borrower's funding programme.

African Development Bank and Nordic Investment Bank both tapped 2026 Kangaroo bonds this week. But investor interest in the Kangaroo market is diminishing, the supras said.

Nordic Investment Bank printed in the Australian dollar market on Wednesday, a rare appearance for an issuer that used to be a more regular visitor to Kangaroo bonds.

Asian Development Bank opened books on a tap of its A$325m ($246.7m) October 2026 Kangaroo bond on Monday.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank tapped a A$355m ($266.6m) 3.15% September 2026 Kangaroo bond on Wednesday for A$55m.

The long end of the Kanga curve saw action this week, as Japanese investors hunted for yieldy paper.

The African Development Bank has sold an A$35m ($26.6m) tap of its June 2026 Kangaroo bond.