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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Holly Williams

The pound has fallen. Should we be worried about the gilt woes?

A graphic of share prices rising and falling - (PA Archive)

The cost of government borrowing has soared in recent days, triggering a sharp decline in the pound and raising concerns about the UK’s economic outlook.

The surge, reflected in rising yields on UK government bonds (gilts), has evoked unsettling memories of last year’s market turmoil following Liz Truss’s disastrous “mini-budget.”

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