All the updated news related to gilts

All the news related to gilts updated in real time

Found 49

forgilts

Order by:

Pound weakens and government borrowing costs rise again after Truss speech

The pound has wiped out its gains from earlier in the day, falling in value against the US dollar following the Prime Minister’s speech at the Conservative Party conference. Sterling dipped by 1.4% to 1.1312 dollars shortly after Liz Truss told the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 15:53

Bank’s action calms gilts market but signals panic and frustration, experts say

The Bank of England has been forced to apply “plasters on the financial wounds created by the Government” after announcing it was launching an emergency gilt-buying programme in efforts to calm financial markets, experts have said. The temporary ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:17

Truss and Kwarteng under pressure as Bank launches emergency bond-buying action

Bank launches emergency bond-buying action as UK borrowing costs soar

The Bank of England has launched an emergency UK government bond-buying programme to prevent borrowing costs from spiralling out of control and stave off a “material risk to UK financial stability”. The Bank announced it was stepping in to buy ...

28 Sept 2022 at 20:26

$Bank of England spends fraction of £65bn emergency gilt-buying programme$

Bank of England spends fraction of £65bn emergency gilt-buying programme

The Bank of England said it has spent just a fraction of the emergency £65 billion gilt-buying programme launched last week to prevent a “self-reinforcing spiral” in the wake of the mini-budget. In a letter to Treasury Select Committee ...

06 Oct 2022 at 13:23

Truss will need to soothe rattled gilt markets, experts warn

UK government bonds remained under pressure with little sign of respite after Liz Truss’s Conservative leadership victory, and experts warned her policy plans will be key to settling the rattled gilts market and reining in soaring ...

05 Sept 2022 at 15:26

Why has the Bank stepped in and how will it help households and businesses?

The Bank of England’s move to step in and calm the chaos in financial markets follows turmoil for the pound and UK government bonds caused by the Chancellor’s tax-cutting mini-budget. The Bank intervened to try to bring surging ...

28 Sept 2022 at 18:09

City

UK 30-year borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid global bond rout

UK government bond yields have jumped to their highest level since 1998 amid a global bond rout sparked by worries that interest rates will have to stay higher for longer. The yield on a 30-year UK government bond – also known ...

05 Oct 2023 at 09:59

UK government bonds and pound rally ahead of Chancellor’s emergency budget plans

The battered pound and UK government bonds rallied on Monday ahead of new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s emergency statement to calm the chaos in the financial markets. Yields on 30-year and 10-year government bonds – also known as ...

17 Oct 2022 at 10:33

Bank of England further boosts gilt-buying programme as market turmoil returns

The Bank of England has said it will further bolster its emergency bond-buying plan as it warned the ongoing rout in the gilts market poses a “material risk to UK financial stability”. The central bank said it will now widen ...

11 Oct 2022 at 11:01

Bank of England intervenes for second day running to ease market turmoil

The Bank of England has stepped in with further emergency action for the second day running to head off a “fire sale” of UK government bonds amid ongoing turmoil in markets triggered by the Chancellor’s mini-budget. The ...

11 Oct 2022 at 11:25

Pound surges higher as new Chancellor to unveil emergency budget plan

The pound has jumped higher on news that new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to make an emergency statement on Monday to calm the chaos in the financial markets. Sterling leapt to 1.129 US dollars at one stage, having kicked ...

17 Oct 2022 at 08:45

Why has Bank of England stepped in again and how will market turmoil affect me?

The Bank of England’s fresh attempt to soothe market chaos followed another punishing day for the pound and UK government bonds amid worries over the Government’s mini-budget plans. It marks the second move to bolster ...

11 Oct 2022 at 15:07

Years
2025

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.