Topic
Economics
40 stories
Why the bond rout could reverse as quickly as it arrived
Cheaper oil, a tight Budget and softer data could all pull yields down, and savers are already buying
Gilt yields hit 6% as global bond rout drags down blue chips
Thirty-year UK borrowing costs reach a 1998 high, and shares paying 3% dividends are losing the argument
UK unemployment holds at 4.9% as benefit claims jump
Jobless rate undershoots forecasts of 5%, but a sharp rise in claimant numbers points to a cooling labour market.
