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Analysis – Turbulent UK Bond Market May Force BoE’s Hand Again
Date: October 12, 2022
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been unequivocal: the central bank will end emergency support for bonds on Friday. Yet with markets showing few signs of stabilising, the BoE may have little choice but to come back with more. Britain’s government borrowing costs jumped again...
Fire-Fighting Bank of England Forced to Buy Inflation-Linked Bonds
Date: October 11, 2022
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England sought again to stem a sharp sell-off in Britain’s 2.1 trillion pound ($2.3 trillion) government bond markets on Tuesday, expanding its emergency buying to inflation-linked debt. Citing a “material risk” to financial stability after pension firms were hit by the turmoil, the BoE split its programme...
Demand for German, European Union Debt Sales Weakens in Volatile Market
Date: October 11, 2022
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Germany and the European Union saw demand weaken in long-dated debt sales that raised a combined 14 billion euros, demonstrating the challenges for borrowers in a market rattled by the ramifications of Britain’s budget and the potential for further debt issuance to tackle the energy crisis. Germany raised 3 billion...
Explainer-Why Is Bank of England Acting Again? What Next in the UK Crisis?
Date: October 11, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England again sought to stem a sharp sell-off in Britain’s 2.1 trillion pound ($2.3 trillion) government bond markets on Tuesday, expanding its emergency buying to inflation-linked debt. The slump in government bond prices – and the subsequent surge in yields – has threatened to wreak havoc in the country’s...
EU Watchdog Trying to Understand UK Bond Market Moves
Date: October 10, 2022
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union’s securities watchdog has asked Britain about recent extreme moves in UK government bond yields and is monitoring for “spillovers” into the bloc, its chair Verena Ross said on Monday. UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng last month triggered a bond market rout with plans for unfunded tax...
UK 10-year Gilt Auction Sees Strong Demand, High Yield
Date: October 5, 2022
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain received solid demand at an auction for 3 billion pounds ($3.43 billion) of 10-year government bonds on Wednesday, after patchy investor appetite for a 40-year issue the day before, but it paid the highest interest rate at any auction since 2011. Investors bid for 2.50 times the sum...