gilts
Investment
The UK government bond market has shown resilience in reaction to the Budget and inflation soaring to 4.4% in February, offering a safe haven for investors, says M&G's Mike Riddell.
23 March 2011
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Investment
The price of UK 10-year government bonds stayed higher after the country's growth forecast for the year was slashed from 2.1% to 1.7% in George Osborne's Budget.
23 March 2011
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Bonds
Strong buying of government debt by the UK's banking sector is needed to prevent a rise in gilt yields as overseas demand wanes, says Simon Ward, the chief economist at Henderson Global Investors.
05 January 2011
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Bonds
Government bond markets are continuing to sell off strongly this morning as investors absorb the extra $1trn of debt added to the US balance sheet by the extension of its tax cuts.
08 December 2010
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Economics
Gilt yields have spiked following the Bank of England's inflation report, which suggested the UK will see higher inflation in the near-term.
10 November 2010
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Bonds
The Federal Reserve is set to embark on a programme of measured quantitative easing next week, avoiding the ‘shock and awe' system used during the financial crisis.
27 October 2010
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Bonds
Gilt yields have spiked strongly today after the UK recorded twice the expected growth in the third quarter.
26 October 2010
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UK
The new so-called 'currency vigilantes' hit sterling hard yesterday, on a day when gilt yields dropped to a new record low.
22 October 2010
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