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Gilt yields soar to highest level since 2008: what it means for your finances
Live News and analysis as spiking gilt yields threaten to derail chancellor Rachel Reeves' spending plans
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Hargreaves Lansdown opens primary gilt markets to retail investors - is it worth backing government bonds?
News The investment platform will give retail investors access to gilt auctions with no dealing fees. We have all the details
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Is it time to buy Gilts?
Advice Gilts offer a higher yield than most savings accounts and could be an attractive alternative for those with a large lump sum to invest.
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LDI: another financial fix has backfired
Analysis Liability-driven investment (LDI) has become the latest widely touted investment product to go horribly wrong, says Max King.
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LDI: the “doom loop” in the bond market
Briefings LDI – an investment strategy used by defined-benefit pension funds – was at the centre of last week’s panic in gilts. What exactly happened, and how was it tackled?
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Why the Bank of England intervened in the bond market
Analysis A sudden crisis for pension funds exposed to rapidly rising bond yields meant the Bank of England had to act. Cris Sholto Heaton looks at the lessons for all investors.
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What the return of the bond vigilantes means for investors
Analysis The US Federal Reserve is dancing to the tune of the bond vigilantes, says Max King. Here’s what that means for stockmarket investors, the economy, and you.
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The bear market in bonds isn’t all bad news
Analysis The rise in bond yields and the fall in bond prices can be a good thing or bad thing. Bad for bondholders, but good for many risk-averse pensioners and pension savers. Max King explains why.
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The bond-market bloodbath isn’t over yet
News The bond-market sell-off isn’t done by along chalk – rising interest-rates could yet push yields higher.
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