UK retail investors have flocked to gilts in 2025, making it a record year:, Here is why,
Here’s why UK retail investors have flocked to gilts in 2025, making it a record year: 1. Yields at Multi-Year Highs Sharp rise in gilt yields: Long-dated gilt yields, like the 30-year, have climbed toward their highest levels since 1998—hovering around 5.57%–5.72% This surge is largely attributed to a global bond market sell-off […]
Why are UK’s borrowing costs the highest in the G7 and soooo very High?
Good question — the UK’s borrowing costs (yields on government bonds, or “gilts”) have been unusually high compared to other advanced economies lately. A few key reasons explain this: 1. Inflation has been sticky UK inflation has fallen more slowly than in the US or eurozone, especially in services and food. Sadly, Investors expect […]