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Friday briefing: How to understand gilts, yields and the Bank of England’s action to aid the economy

In today’s newsletter: Today the UK central bank is due to end its rare, urgent bond-buying to help stabilise the economy – but why, and what does it mean for you?

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng rushing back to UK as more mini-budget U-turns are on table

The Chancellor has scrapped meetings in the USA to fly back home early as Liz Truss fends off a leadership challenge from two former rivals

Wales Online

Will Bank of England have to step in again to mop up market mess?

Bond buy-up seems to have been a sound bet, but ending intervention after two weeks is more of a gamble

The Guardian - UK

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Truss may ditch Budget pledge on corporation tax in new U-turn

Markets believe move is in the works as pressure grows on Prime Minister and Chancellor

Wales Online

Kwasi Kwarteng cuts short US trip as Liz Truss faces crisis with tax U-turn expected

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is cutting short a trip to Washington, to fly home and tackle the financial chaos caused from his mini-budget with pressure growing on him and Prime Minister Liz Truss

Daily Mirror

IMF chief rebukes UK officials over ‘policy coherence’

Kristalina Georgieva told UK’s finance minister and central bank chief that their policies should not be contradictory.

Al Jazeera

Markets leap on reports of Liz Truss’s tax cuts U-turn. No time to dally

As PM ponders which measures to junk from mini-budget, pound rises by two cents against dollar

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‘Desperate’ Liz Truss set to U-turn on corporation tax this weekend

‘Don’t prolong the pain’: IMF suggests government should accept swift climbdown

The Independent UK

Bank of England warns mortgage defaults to rise in months ahead

Survey of lenders paints gloomy picture of new deals drying up and end to ‘golden era’ of cheap mortgages

The Guardian - UK

The Bank of England is selling off its most valuable asset: the perception of competence

It was the government that started this fire – but the Bank is proving to be a poor firefighter, says economist Duncan Weldon

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on Truss and Kwarteng to announce more U-turns as IMF hints at need for 'recalibration of policies'

IMF leaders also had a 'constructive' meeting with Kwarteng

Wales Online

Expectations of imminent Truss U-turn on corporation tax

Rebuke for Kwasi Kwarteng’s budget from IMF boss in New York

The Independent UK

Liz Truss bows to pressure with corporation tax U-turn ‘on the table’

Speculation that reversal on leadership campaign pledge risks split with her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng

The Guardian - UK

How safe is my pension pot as the Bank of England pulls emergency help?

Pension funds faced a black hole in their accounts without emergency action to shore them up by the Bank of England, which is now leaving them to fend for themselves

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The Independent UK

Ditching Truss would be ‘disastrously bad idea’, says ally Cleverly

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the Government is focused on getting economic growth despite the market turbulence.

The Independent UK

Lenders expect mortgage availability to fall even further

The Credit Conditions Survey asked banks and building societies about changes they expect to see between September and November.

Reuters

UK's Kwarteng heads home early amid reports of fiscal policy U-turn

British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng cut short his trip to Washington for this week's global finance minister meetings and has headed back to London amid reports Prime Minister Liz Truss is considering reversing more of her government's controversial "mini-budget".

Daily Mirror

Jacob Rees-Mogg slapped down by No10 and top expert for attacking Tories' budget watchdog

A top economist said Jacob Rees-Mogg was half-right about the government's Budget watchdog being inaccurate... because the economy is actually WORSE than it predicted

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The Independent UK

More households and businesses expected to default on loans in coming months

The Credit Conditions Survey asked banks and building societies about changes they expect to see between September and November.

Daily Record

'Bollocks' Tory toff Jacob Rees-Mogg savaged after trying to shift mini-budget blame

The Business Secretary claimed economic turmoil was the fault of the Bank of England failing to raise interest rates in line with the United States.

The National (Scotland)

Allies rally around PM following 'bleak' 1922 Committee appearance

ALLIES of Liz Truss have rallied around the Prime Minister after she came under intense pressure from her own MPs to abandon her economic plan.

The Guardian - UK

Pound and UK government bonds rally on rumours of more mini-budget U-turns – as it happened

US core inflation hits a 40-year high, triggering expectations of more big rate hikes, as Kwarteng meets IMF leaders in Washington

Chronicle Live

What the Bank of England’s emergency scheme ending means for pensions

The Bank of England confirmed that its bond-buying measures will end on Friday, sparking concern over the stability of pension funds

The Guardian - UK

Cliff edge looms for UK’s financial system

BoE’s move to end bond buying is a big gamble given the magnitude of the bind Britain is in

The Guardian - UK

The Bank of England governor plans to stick – but it is a gamble

Andrew Bailey’s tough stance fuels the danger that ending one form of emergency intervention creates a need for a bigger one

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