gilt
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The U.K. is due to sell March 2033 gilts on Tuesday.
Expectations that the Bank of England will lower its key interest by more than previously anticipated in the first half of this year have helped drive gilt prices up and yields down.
So far, the answer has been not much: Yields on 10-year government bonds, or gilts, have dropped 14 basis points over the past year, to 4.40% as of Monday.
From Barron's
Deluxe-theater owners had modeled their palaces after opera houses and temples, complete with velvet drapes, gilt ceilings and live orchestras.
Russell Investments sees more opportunities in non-U.S. sovereign bonds, such as U.K. gilts, Australian and Canadian government bonds, he says.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
