Key points from the 2019 Q2 Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report
During 2019 Q2:
- No corporate bond purchases took place during the quarter
- There were £12.606 billion of gilt purchases made during the quarter as part of a programme to reinvest the cash flows associated with the maturity on 7 March of the 4.5% 2019 gilt owned by the APF
- During 2019 Q2 nominal gilt yields fell on average, by around 10 basis points
- Sterling investment-grade non-financial corporate bond spreads narrowed by 10 basis points over 2019 Q2
- Gross issuance of corporate bonds by UK private non-financial corporations in 2019 Q2 was lower than in 2018 Q2.
Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report - 2019 Q2