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Oct 12 4 tweets 2 min read
#BREAKING The UK government's 30-year bond yield has returned above 5% Image
#UPDATE The #BankofEngland confirmed it would end emergency markets intervention on Friday. Its exceptional purchasing of long-dated UK government bonds began at the end of September to quell market turmoil triggered by a debt-fuelled budget under administration of PM Liz Truss. Image
The #BankofEngland on Wednesday insisted it would end emergency buying of UK bonds by the weekend but sent markets into further frenzy as economic uncertainty grips Britain.
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The pound rallied and UK government bond yields rose Wednesday, with the Bank of England accused of fuelling markets uncertainty.
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