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The willingness by the chancellor to take political pain, in the form of breaking tax rate manifesto promises, in order to restrain borrowing in a straightforward way, is a plus for the bond vigilantes.

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Instead, they face hunger, homelessness and exploitation by large farm growers and vigilantes.

That toll includes Muslims, Christians, soldiers, civilians and government officials, killed by terrorists, herdsmen, vigilantes, forest-dwelling kidnapping gangs, pirates off the coast, and Nigeria’s own overtaxed military.

Outrage risks paving the way for the return of well-armed vigilante groups that confronted gangs involved in extortion, kidnapping and homicide, analysts say.

Hartnett predicts that if Friday’s CPI release for September is 3% or cooler, then bond vigilantes — investors who sell government bonds because they disapprove of its fiscal policies — will capitulate.

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