Banks’ exposure to government debt ‘a threat to stability’

31 May 2020 - 00:00 By HILARY JOFFE

The banks' sizeable exposure to government debt is one of the key risks to financial stability which the Reserve Bank is watching as it counts the cost of the pandemic — and it is one of the reasons for the Bank's intervention to stabilise the bond market over the past few months...

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