Discover what sparked jitters in the bond market, and whether gilts could represent a good opportunity for investors ...

UK government bond yields surged to their highest level in years and the pound hit a 14-month low against the dollar as ...

UK bond-market participants want the government to sell fewer long-dated gilts next year due to waning demand from pension ...

Hedge fund founder raises alarms over Rachel Reeves' borrowing costs as confidence among business leaders has plummeted.

After decades of calm, pension funds have little if any memory of more volatile times. But amid rising gilts, that now needs ...

“In the US, there is a widely held view among investment experts that yields on shorter-dated Treasuries (aka US government ...

Turmoil in the bond market has prompted a surge of interest from everyday savers seeking to take advantage of higher returns. Retail investors are rushing to buy gilts – as UK Government bonds ...

FTSE 100 futures are declining 0.4%, underperforming both the Euro Stoxx 50 and US futures. The UK’s benchmark closed ...

Rising global yields over recent weeks have inevitably shone the spotlight back on the UK government’s decision to ...

The deficit was the highest for any December since 2020, when the government was forced to prop up closed businesses and spend billions of pounds on medical equipment because of the covid lockdowns ...

The yield on 30-year gilts rose to 5.47% earlier this month, the highest since 1998, in volatile trading that saw UK bonds lag peers. Since then, though, gilts have outperformed after weaker ...

“The UK Treasury last week sold £4.25bn of five-year gilts (aka UK government bonds) at an average yield of 4.49%, with £12.74bn worth of bids received. "AJ Bell saw strong demand from its ...