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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 public borrowing ...

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 yields in ...

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 as a gilt ...

05 Oct 2023 at 09:59

Yousaf pledges to fund infrastructure by issuing Scottish Government bonds

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf pledged to issue Scottish Government bonds for the first time, to fund infrastructure projects. Bonds are the standard form of borrowing for governments and support spending including on major ...

17 Oct 2023 at 17:01

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 the ...

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 central ...

11 Oct 2022 at 11:25

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 the ...

11 Oct 2022 at 15:07

Sterling falls as Bank of England warns market support will end on Friday

The pound has fallen again after the Bank of England governor warned that its emergency support package for the markets would end on Friday. Earlier the Bank intervened for the second time in as many days to prevent ...

12 Oct 2022 at 00:04

Pound rallies in ‘damning’ market reaction to Truss resignation

The pound has rallied on Thursday as financial markets gave a “damning” reaction to the announcement that Prime Minister Liz Truss is stepping down after just six weeks in the job. Sterling shot up to 1.13 US ...

20 Oct 2022 at 18:42

City

Bank of England starts gilts sale as policymakers gather to decide on rates

The Bank of England is kick starting the sale of its massive gilt holdings on Tuesday, thrusting the cost of government debt back into the limelight after the recent mini-budget market turmoil. The central ...

01 Nov 2022 at 12:55

City

We don’t need to worry about rise in borrowing costs, minister insists

A Cabinet minister has insisted there is no need to be worried about rising Government borrowing costs after yields on UK bonds surged to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. Speaking to ...

10 Jan 2025 at 17:41

City

What is behind the gilt woes and should we be worried?

The cost of Government borrowing has surged in recent days, which has knocked the pound and dealt a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Yields on UK Government bonds – known as gilts – have jumped to ...

09 Jan 2025 at 15:22

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