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  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    UK inflation
    Inflation-linked bonds hold steady despite impending £100bn RPI hit

    Holders of ‘linkers’ hope for leniency in reform of UK inflation measure

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    Analysis
    UK’s debt chief gets set for new borrowing binge

    Sir Robert Stheeman has to ensure markets can absorb a big surge in bond issuance

  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2020
    Tail RiskTommy Stubbington
    The inconvenient truth about green gilts

    Environmentally friendly government bonds offer an easy win, but bring fresh problems

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
    Green bonds
    UK bond chief expresses doubts on green gilts

    Investors should pay more for this type of sovereign debt, says key official 

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2020
    Market Forces
    Looking beyond the Brexit gloom Premium

    Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2020
    Tail RiskTommy Stubbington
    Borrowing bump sets up UK as test case for bond market

    Mild market reaction suggests investors are resilient to extra fiscal spending

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
    Tail RiskTommy Stubbington
    The UK’s bond market is unmoved by election drama

    Stocks and the currency have rallied hard but gilt investors see reasons for caution

  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    Pound Sterling
    Tory election win drives UK assets sharply higher

    Sterling springs higher while bonds decline on fresh burst of clarity for outlook

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    AnalysisUK general election
    UK election: the outcomes for markets

    Sterling above $1.30 suggests faith in Tory victory but investors are still weighing different scenarios

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 18 November, 2019
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    UK government hangs back on green gilts

    Treasury resists the lure of funding for sustainable projects sought by investors

  • Monday, 18 November, 2019
    Special Report
    FTfm: Fixed Income

    Sub-zero yields defy economic logic; investors in Argentina suffer nerves after change of president; UK hangs back on green gilts. Plus: amid bulk short selling, hidden dangers may lurk in the design of junk bond ETFs

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Lex
    UK government debt: gilt trip Premium

    Pimco’s view is not quite as negative as it might appear

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Pimco cools on UK government debt as election nears

    Spending pledges by all major parties fan concerns on bond prices

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
    Pound Sterling
    Brexit breakthrough tames bearish bets on sterling

    Market measures of inflation expectations take a tumble

  • Thursday, 10 October, 2019
    AnalysisUK inflation
    Why investors see inflation as a very British problem

    Brexit fears and pension fund buyers keep UK the odd one out

  • Thursday, 12 September, 2019
    AnalysisCapital markets
    Austria’s ‘century bond’ rally highlights demand for long-term debt

    Pension funds and insurers seek to match the path of their liabilities

  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
    Lex
    Index-linked gilts/RPI: rest in peace   Premium

    Jettisoning misleading statistical yardsticks is surely right

  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
    UK inflation
    ‘Linkers’ market hit by UK plan to ditch RPI inflation measure

    News of proposed change to official benchmark prompts bond prices to fall by up to one-tenth

  • Monday, 2 September, 2019
    Savings accounts
    UK state-owned bank scraps sale of retail savings bonds

    ‘Body blow’ for individual savers as government leans more heavily on cheaper wholesale markets

  • Saturday, 17 August, 2019
    The Long ViewTommy Stubbington
    Hard Brexit could test UK’s reliance on capital flows

    Yawning current account deficit is a vulnerability associated with emerging markets

  • Monday, 5 August, 2019
    UK 10-year government bond yield sinks to historic low

    Rising appeal of havens and concerns over Brexit have fuelled gilt rally

  • Sunday, 4 August, 2019
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    How worried should investors be about latest tariff move?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Monday, 29 July, 2019
    UK government debt rallies on rising Bank of England rate cut odds

    10-year gilt yield hits lowest level since wake of 2016 Brexit vote

  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2019
    UK sells 10-year debt at close to lowest yield on record

    Gilt auction garners strong demand amid growing concern of potential for no-deal Brexit

  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
    UK interest rates
    Market odds of Bank of England rate cut this year rise above 50%

    Mounting expectations for rate reduction ignite sharp Gilt rally

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