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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Graeme Wearden

Bond markets could force Rachel Reeves ‘to do a secondary budget’, City investor warns

High-rise buildings in the financial district seen from below looking steeply upward: the skyscrapers, including the Gherkin, loom above and all around at sharp angles with shining glass windows; there is blue sky and little white fluffy clouds in a jagged space in the centre.
City investors are hopeful that the chancellor will create more fiscal headroom for herself in the budget. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

The bond markets could force Rachel Reeves to deliver a second budget if investors are disappointed by the chancellor’s fiscal plans next week, a City investor has warned.

David Zahn, the head of European fixed income at Franklin Templeton, said the biggest risk from the budget on 26 November was that Reeves “disappoints”, leading to a sharp rise in bond yields – the interest rate on UK government debt.

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