BONUS EPISODE: UK 30-Year Bond Yields Hit 1998 High - What Now?

02/09/2025 13 min
BONUS EPISODE: UK 30-Year Bond Yields Hit 1998 High - What Now?

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As UK long-dated gilts hit a level not seen in 27 years, we have a special episode of Bloomberg Daybreak Europe. The rate on 30-year gilts rose five basis points to 5.69% on Tuesday amid a global decline in government bonds. The pound also tumbled in London trading, dropping 1.1%.Bonds are falling ahead of an autumn budget, where Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is under pressure to find savings or raise taxes to improve the UK’s precarious fiscal position. Our Chief UK Economist Dan Hanson and Opinion Columnist Marcus Ashworth join hosts Stephen Carroll and Lizzy Burden to discuss how serious a problem the market moves create for the government and what might come next.More Here: UK 30-Year Bond Yields Climb to Highest Level Since 1998See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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