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Gilt yields and the 28 October Budget: how the Chancellor’s fiscal headroom shrank
Read more: Gilt yields and the 28 October Budget: how the Chancellor’s fiscal headroom shrankIn September 2026 the UK sold 30-year gilts at a yield of 5.8168%, and public borrowing ran £8.1bn over forecast. Both eat into the Chancellor’s fiscal headroom before the Budget on 28 October. Where the numbers come from and what they mean for mortgages, annuities, savings and gilt buyers.
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British Savings Bonds at 5.17%: what NS&I’s five-year rate is telling you, and the tax bill waiting at the end
Read more: British Savings Bonds at 5.17%: what NS&I’s five-year rate is telling you, and the tax bill waiting at the endNS&I raised its fixed-term British Savings Bonds on 6 October 2026, after rises on 31 July and 18 August. The five-year now pays 5.17% on the Growth option. Rates are one thing; a rule most coverage skips is another: on the Growth option, five years of interest counts as taxable income in the single tax…
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UK Bond Consolidated Tape 2026: What the New Real-Time Tape Means for Investors
Read more: UK Bond Consolidated Tape 2026: What the New Real-Time Tape Means for InvestorsOn 22 June 2026 the FCA switched on the UK’s first real-time consolidated tape for bonds. Here is what it is, why it took so long, and what it changes for ordinary gilt and bond-fund investors.
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