Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned on Tuesday that rising global bond yields are lifting debt refinancing costs and will put upward pressure on the federal budget. He said some low-cost debt maturing will be replaced by higher-cost borrowing an

2026-10-06

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned on Tuesday that rising global bond yields are lifting debt refinancing costs and will put upward pressure on the federal budget. He said some low-cost debt maturing will be replaced by higher-cost borrowing and that he will update the national budget before year-end to reflect the impact of elevated borrowing costs.