UK under pressure to issue fewer long-dated bonds
Britain is under pressure from bond dealers and investors to sell fewer long-dated government bonds - which briefly slumped ...
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UK central bank cuts interest rates as economy slumps, Trump threat looms
The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Thursday as the UK economic outlook darkens, ...
UK bond yields fall as Trump tariffs cause slowdown fears
Investors added to their bets on interest rate cuts by the Bank of England on Monday and two-year bond gilt hit a 3-month low ...
NS&I Premium Bonds £500 warning as many savers 'miss out' on payments
Premium Bonds savers have been issued a frank warning as they could be missing out on £500 a year. Customers who have gone a ...
Mortgage misery for more than 500,000 Brits as turmoil in UK bond markets will add £280 to annual bills, analysis shows
It comes after a sell-off of UK bonds, known as gilts, earlier this month - which resulted in a spike in government borrowing ...
Time to buy a bond fund? Check out 17 ideas from investing experts
Bond markets have calmed in recent weeks but investors have good reason to remain nervous after the New Year rout. What has ...
Two-day warning for NS&I Premium Bonds savers over rates drop
The prize fund rate for Premium Bonds has fallen twice in recent months, dropping from 4.4% to 4.1% in December, and then ...
UK urged to favor short-term bonds amid market shifts
This shift in strategy is aimed at addressing the changing demands of the market as the UK looks to finance an anticipated £300 billion in public borrowing for the next year. The average maturity of ...
Volatile borrowing costs stir memories of UK's pensions crisis — but insiders say this time, it's a ‘nice opportunity'
A sharp spike in U.K. borrowing costs this year triggered memories of the 2022 “mini-budget” crisis, which rocked the country ...
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Donald Trump’s new tariffs: what they could mean for the UK
Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China—and potentially the EU—could indirectly harm the UK through slower ...
How low will UK interest rates go?
Bond markets in the UK may be more sensitive to fiscal credibility following the turbulence after the 2022 Liz Truss budget. But fiscal sustainability in the UK does not significantly differ from some ...