Tag: gilt

Sterling extends slide as greenback rallies, gilt yields rise By Reuters

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound prolonged its current drop towards the greenback and the euro on Monday pushed by investor issues about Britain's fiscal sustainability as gilt yields rose...

January 13, 2025

Long-end gilt yields come off the boil

If there is a reason for the more optimistic tone so far in European morning trade, this is arguably a key one.30-year gilt yields are down 31 bps to 4.58% on the day,...

October 13, 2022

Pound Slumps as Bank of England is Forced to Widen Gilt Purchases By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- The dollar was broadly higher in early trading in Europe on Tuesday as the pound weakened amid fresh signs of trouble in the U.K. government bond market. The...

October 11, 2022

War and prospect of rate hikes hoist dollar, gilt wipeout hits Treasuries By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts one hundred U.S. dollar notes during a photo opportunity at the bank's headquarters in Seoul April 28, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak By Selena...

October 11, 2022

More on the BoE operation to calm gilt, GBP market – ready to increase daily purchases

The post on this is here:Reuters have a summary/recap post up if you want a little more:The Bank of England said it was ready to increase the size of its daily purchases of...

October 10, 2022