Market selloffs can pose a challenge for governments at the best of times. But the bond aspect is increasing the pressure on Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves, and could force her to cut future spending. The problems in part stem from Reeves' first budget speech in October, in which...
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The Bank of England shored up the UK economy and markets after the financial crisis by buying government debt through regular auctions. Individual traders began sharing market-sensitive information on those auctions by the UK's Debt Management Office, the subsequent buying and selling of gilts and ...
The article reports on a bond transaction launched by the University of Cambridge in October 2012 in Great Britain. The bond is rated Aaa with a stable outlook by Moody's and a guidance of 65 basis points (bp) over Gilts. Bookrunners of the deal include HSBC, Morgan Stanley and the ...
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“The gilt market is putting up an amber flag — if not a red flag back — towards the Kwasi Kwarteng-[Liz] Truss disaster and I can’t see what will stop it, short of a very substantial recession.” UK bonds have performed worse than other big bond markets this year, which is evid...
U.S. government debt prices were lower on Wednesday as traders digested news of the defeat of U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.
Italyhas launched two BTP Valores (first launched W/C 27 February and W/C 6 May) and one BTP Italia (on 2 Jul) in 2024 as of now. Possibility of new BTP Futura would be based on market conditions and demand for the instrument. ...
The return to normal, after those crazy years, should be seen as a good thing, even if sorting out some of the excesses of those crazy years isn’t always easy. And a normal cost of capital, provided by the bond market, i...
- Below are the known dates for auctions of European T-bills and UK T-bills. All times are UK. Date Time (UK) Country Amount Term Maturity Notes 15-Jan-24 1030 Germany E3bln 12-month Jan 15, 2025 New 15-Jan-24 1030 Netherlands E1.0-2.0bln 3.5-month Apr 29, 2024 Re-open 15-...