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Surge in buying of government bonds as inflation rose
Richard Hughes tells MPs there is a lack of information on the identity of overseas bondholders
Investors naturally gravitate towards more defensive ideas and strategies in times of heightened market concern
Expectation for average UK inflation over the next five years is 3.8 per cent
Treasury reduces issuance programme by less than market forecasts
Interest payments on ‘linkers’ to hit £92bn over the next 5 years
Hitting the history books for comparisons
Yield on short-term British government debt falls to lowest level since June
US Federal Reserve forecasts suggesting ‘higher for longer’ interest rates have caused bond yields to soar — and bondholders to sell. Borrowers on floating rates are also feeling pain. But money market funds and catastrophe bonds still have fans
S&P 500 has best day in six months after dovish messages from central banks
Many investors are beginning to buy low-risk government securities
Edinburgh will pay a premium for issuing its own bonds
Small size and limited liquidity of ‘kilts’ likely to mean higher borrowing costs relative to UK
We go again
Short positions in UK government debt this week fell to their lowest level since at least 2006
The UK’s gift to the world one year ago was to give a technicolour example of what to avoid
Trigger warning: central bank accounting
Surging demand highlights wealthier investors’ unfair tax advantage
Boost for environmental investments — but other providers offer higher rates
Yields have risen, but a high-interest term savings account might be an easier option
Historically inflation helped governments lighten their debt burden but this time it is having the opposite effect
Treasury on course to spend 10% of government revenue on bond costs this year, according to forecast by Fitch
Britain’s biggest fund manager is buying government bonds and selling stocks to prepare for downturn
Government borrowing costs have risen well above those of other developed economies
Restrictions inherited from the EU on betting against sovereign debt have hurt liquidity, says Treasury
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