gilt

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The spread between two-year and 30-year gilt yields narrowed to 107 basis points from 150bps prior to the Middle East war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The move higher in gilt yields also came after data on Friday showed a larger-than-expected budget deficit in February of £14.3 billion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The 10-year gilt yield rose 13 basis points to a 6-month high of 4.798%, Tradeweb data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Analysts said gilt yields were particularly vulnerable to the oil price shock because until recently the weak U.K. economy meant the Bank of England was deemed more likely to be cutting rather than raising rates.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

They exited the building through the great Golden Door, which arced across the light-red face of the building like a gilt rainbow.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson