The interest rate on UK 30-year bonds hits the highest since 1998 as concerns over the economic outlook continue.
Yield on 30-year gilts reaches a 27-year high after Downing Street reshuffle
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Yields on 30-year UK bonds, known as gilts, leapt to just below 5.7 per cent, the highest level since 1998 in the wake of a reshuffle seen as sidelining Rachel Reeves.
Global bond yields are rising on fiscal concerns, but the U.K. long-end faces further specific challenges.
Ministers are struggling to cool alarm after interest rates on UK gilts rose again this morning, having spiked to 27-year highs yesterday.
Britain’s long-term borrowing costs rose again on Wednesday amid a global bond sell-off, underlining the precarious state of the UK’s public finances.
Rachel Reeves has come under pressure after soaring borrowing costs reach 27-year highs
Andrew Bailey’s remarks to MPs about the rise in the 30-year bond yield will bring some relief to the chancellor
“Self-defeating” tax rises and persistent inflation are to blame for the recent surge in Britain’s borrowing costs, Rachel Reeves has been warned.
A spike in long-term borrowing costs, concerns over the forthcoming Autumn Budget and political instability — it's just another normal week for the U.K.