News6 May 2026

Economic data news, 6 May 2026

6 items from 3 publishers.

Policy rates

Policy ratesAustralia

Australia policy rate raised to 4.35%

The central bank policy rate for Australia was raised to 4.35% on 6 May 2026, from 4.10%, a change of 25 basis points. Bank for International Settlements publishes this rate daily as part of its central bank policy rate dataset.

Government bonds

Government bondsCanada

Government of Canada 10 year yield fell 9 basis points to 3.51%

The Government of Canada 10 year yield closed at 3.51% on 6 May 2026, down 9 basis points from 3.60% at the previous close. Across the curve: 2Y at 2.91%, 5Y at 3.15%, 10Y at 3.51%. Published by Bank of Canada.

Government bondsUnited States

US Treasury 10 year yield fell 7 basis points to 4.36%

The US Treasury 10 year yield closed at 4.36% on 6 May 2026, down 7 basis points from 4.43% at the previous close. Across the curve: 2Y at 3.87%, 5Y at 3.99%, 10Y at 4.36%, 30Y at 4.94%. Published by U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Currencies

Currencies

Euro reference rate for the ZAR moved 1.07%

The European Central Bank euro reference rate for EUR/ZAR was 19.2959 on 6 May 2026, down 1.07% from 19.5044 at the previous fixing. These are once daily reference rates published by the ECB at around 16:00 CET. They are not tradable quotes and they are not intended for valuation or settlement.

Currencies

Euro reference rate for the KRW moved 1.05%

The European Central Bank euro reference rate for EUR/KRW was 1,703.2600 on 6 May 2026, down 1.05% from 1,721.2900 at the previous fixing. These are once daily reference rates published by the ECB at around 16:00 CET. They are not tradable quotes and they are not intended for valuation or settlement.

Currencies

Euro reference rate for the HUF moved 1.01%

The European Central Bank euro reference rate for EUR/HUF was 359.1500 on 6 May 2026, down 1.01% from 362.8300 at the previous fixing. These are once daily reference rates published by the ECB at around 16:00 CET. They are not tradable quotes and they are not intended for valuation or settlement.

Sources

  • Source: Bank for International Settlements (central bank policy rates).
  • Source: Bank of Canada.
  • Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury.