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Gilts

  • Thursday, 10 April, 2025
    Bank of England drops sale of long-dated bonds amid market turmoil

    Sell-off in 10- and 30-year gilts prompts central bank’s decision to sell only shorter maturity bonds in April 14 auction

    Flowers growing outside the Bank of England in London
  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    UK borrowing costs soar to highest level since 1998

    Jump in yields on 30-year gilts comes as investors also dump US Treasuries

    Bank of England
  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    Uh oh, 30-year gilts are being weird again

    So long, sweet price

  • Monday, 7 April, 2025
    UK quantitative easing
    Where the Bank of England’s QE programme went wrong

    And what can still be done about it

  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    UK Spring Statement 2025
    Spring Statement as it happened: Reeves announces £14bn plan to fix Britain’s strained public finances

    UK chancellor forced to make last-minute savings to shore up the nation’s finances

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
  • Thursday, 20 March, 2025
    UK economy
    Yields up, (long-dated) borrowing down?

    A short-cut for UK debt issuance

  • Thursday, 20 March, 2025
    Gilt investors brace for nearly £310bn in debt sales

    Near-record total will be a test of market confidence in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending plans

    Montage of Bank of England, close-up of £50 banknote and UK government logo
  • Friday, 21 February, 2025
    Competition & Markets Authority
    Four banks fined by UK regulator over gilt information sharing

    Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada agree to pay over £100mn

    A finger points towards a smartphone screen displaying the CMA logo
  • Thursday, 13 February, 2025
    Markets InsightSushil Wadhwani
    Two key steps the UK could take on fiscal pressures and growth

    Government should consider handing over inflation target to BoE and issue more index-linked gilts

    People are silhouetted as they walk near the Bank of England
  • Saturday, 8 February, 2025
    Surge in advisers buying UK government bonds for clients

    Gilts increasingly popular as investors look for tax-free gains

    Exterior of the Bank of England
  • Friday, 7 February, 2025
    UK public finances
    Gilt rally offers partial reprieve for Reeves

    UK’s growth problems pose long-term challenges for chancellor

    Rachel Reeves
  • Monday, 27 January, 2025
    Special Report
    FTfm: Fixed Income

    Will Donald Trump’s presidency be good or bad for fixed income investors and how should they position themselves? Plus: the future of traditional bonds and are investors too complacent about the risks facing junk bonds?

    A digital display showing bond market yields for different maturities, including 3-month, 6-month, 1-year, 2-year, and 5-year bonds, with yield percentages and upward green arrows
  • Monday, 27 January, 2025
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    Does lower inflation make bonds an appealing option for portfolios?

    Gilts can offer an attractive income that is regular, predictable and contractual

    A close-up view of a stone wall with the words ‘HM Treasury’ engraved on it, with architectural columns and a historic building in the background
  • Wednesday, 22 January, 2025
    Chris Giles
    On fiscal policy Rachel Reeves must show, not tell

    The chancellor needs to act upon her tough rhetoric if she is to assuage bond markets

    Rachel Reeves
  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2025
    UK economy
    Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio warns of UK ‘debt death spiral’

    Sell-off in gilts since Budget suggests market balking at higher borrowing needs, says billionaire investor

    Ray Dalio
  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
    Gilts post best week since July after run of poor economic data

    Investors increase bets the Bank of England will be more aggressive in cutting rates as FTSE 100 hits record high

    Chart of 10-year yield (%) showing UK borrowing costs fall as gilts rally
  • Thursday, 16 January, 2025
    Investments
    Retail investors flock to gilts in first two weeks of 2025

    Platforms report surge in sales to take advantage of CGT exemption

    The Bank of England
  • Thursday, 16 January, 2025
    Simon Edelsten
    What do bond yields mean for equity investors?

    Some stocks avoid ripples in the fixed income market

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
    UK economy
    Gilt investors warn Reeves she may need to raise taxes

    Chancellor seeks to reassure bond market after UK borrowing costs rose to highest level since financial crisis

    The HM Treasury building in Westminster, London
  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
    Katie Martin
    Bond vigilantes are overexcited (again)

    It remains very hard to argue that anything meaningful has changed in the UK

    Traders on the floor of the London International futures exchange in 1992
  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast20 min listen
    What are UK bonds thinking?

    Is Britain mismanaged, or just copying the US markets?

  • Monday, 13 January, 2025
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Bond vigilantes have the UK in their sights

    The Labour government needs a detailed plan to boost growth and cut spending

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves
  • Monday, 13 January, 2025
    UK economy
    Only one man can save Britain now

    Step aside, King Arthur

  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    UK economy
    Labour intensifies push for growth to avoid ‘disastrous’ tax rises

    Punishing week on bond markets ends with UK government borrowing costs significantly higher

    Montage with Rachel Reeves, line chart and Bank of England logo
  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    Personal Finance
    What does the gilt sell-off mean for your money?

    Mortgages, pensions and investments likely to feel the effects of rising bond yields

    The facade of the Bank of England
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