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Gilts

May 2026

  • Rachel Reeves attends the national growth debate in London.

    UK borrows more than forecast in April as inflation adds to benefits bill

  • Daniela Gabor

    double quotation markBritain’s politicians need to worry less about the bond markets – and more about the Bank of England

    Daniela Gabor
  • Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham during a meeting for English regional mayors at No 10

    Pound heads for worst week in 18 months as Burnham lines up Labour bid

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    double quotation markThe gilt market will hover over any Labour leadership contest

    Nils Pratley

  • Rachel Reeves suggests if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – as fight to keep her job goes on

  • ‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

  • Investor jitters over Starmer uncertainty drive UK long-term borrowing costs to 28-year high

  • UK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’

  • Oil prices climb after Trump dismisses Iran’s response to peace plan

  • New threat to Labour spending plans as UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998

April 2026

  • Currency traders in Seoul, South Korea, work near a screen showing the Kospi and the foreign exchange rate between the US dollar and the South Korean won

    Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran

    Brent crude rises 8% as US president vows to hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over coming weeks

March 2026

  • Heather Stewart

    Economics viewpoint
    double quotation markWar in Iran erodes the chancellor’s headroom and exposes the UK’s fragility

    Heather Stewart
  • Rachel Reeves

    UK borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 as markets expect up to three interest rate rises

February 2026

  • a central atrium at the London Stock Exchange

    Rise in UK borrowing costs reverses after cabinet backs Starmer

    Investors reassured by support for PM after fears about effect of a more left-leaning replacement on public finances

January 2026

  • A man wearing novelty glasses in the shape of the numbers 2026 with financial data on screens behind him

    From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026

    Analysts and investors voice caution about tech valuations and Trump’s influence on the US central bank

December 2025

  • Donald Trump on a TV screen with stock market data in the background

    Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026

    Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year ahead
  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    double quotation markRachel Reeves’s test from the bond markets starts now

    Nils Pratley
    UK gilt yields may have dropped a bit relative to other major countries, but it’s not at all clear that the fall with continue

    • UK’s higher borrowing costs compared with major countries ‘may be coming to an end’

    • Rachel Reeves will not be investigated over pre-budget briefing, FCA says

    • The Guardian view on OBR v the Treasury: ministers have embraced the theatre of errors

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