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Amidst the price surge unleashed by Middle Eastern turmoil sweeping across international debt arenas, the disposal spree in UK government bonds is conspicuous for its magnitude and rapidity. On Friday, the United Kingdom’s 10-year lending rates surged to an 18-year peak of 5 percent, culminating in an increase of 0.78 percentage points since the hostilities commenced. The collapse in short-dated…

[News] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. So intertwined are the gilt market and the structure of the UK pension system that it’s hard to understand one without studying the other. As Liz Truss will attest, failure to do so can lead to a chaotic defenestration be problematic. Pension funds’ almost…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest at no cost Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favorite tales on this weekly e-newsletter. BlackRock and Schroders purchased gilts throughout Wednesday’s sell-off, betting that the uncertainty over Rachel Reeves’ future wouldn’t set off a deeper rout in UK authorities debt. Gilts and the pound offered off sharply after Sir Keir Starmer declined to present his…

[TECH AND FINANCIAL] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK government bonds rallied on Thursday after Sir Keir Starmer said Rachel Reeves would be chancellor for a “very long time”, allaying investor fears over her position. The prime minister made the promise after he failed to back a tearful Reeves in…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest without cost Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favorite tales on this weekly publication. UK authorities bonds rallied on Thursday after Sir Keir Starmer stated Rachel Reeves could be chancellor for a “very very long time”, allaying investor fears over her place. The prime minister made the promise after he did not again a tearful Reeves within the Home of…

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Is buying UK gilts still worth doing now that interest rates are rising?  Should I buy to lock in these higher rates?

Good question. No, I don’t like the idea of buying UK gilts which pay such a low rate of return. That “safety” that you get and passive income is so meager it really does not make sense except for bond traders that want to gamble on interest rate movements.   Interest rates are likely to go higher in the UK so you would be in worse shape if you bought long term UK gilts.  Instead of UK gilts…