October 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
If true, this *is* genuinely something the gilts markets should panic about!
The Times reporting that Andy Burnham succeeded in persuading Shabana Mahmood to become Chancellor because it would give her more control over cutting immigration
July 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
If true, this *is* genuinely something the gilts markets should panic about!
FFS - The Times used to be a vaguely serious paper. (Chart shows 5 days of movement on ten year gilts).
July 20, 2026 at 1:55 PM
FFS - The Times used to be a vaguely serious paper. (Chart shows 5 days of movement on ten year gilts).
go home, gilts. you're drunk
Decent rally in gilts now, and the pound.
Swaps back to pricing two BoE hikes
Two-year bonds on for their best day in a few years if this keeps up
Latest on the blog:
www.ft.com/content/06db...
Swaps back to pricing two BoE hikes
Two-year bonds on for their best day in a few years if this keeps up
Latest on the blog:
www.ft.com/content/06db...
March 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
go home, gilts. you're drunk
buy gilts
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio warns of UK ‘debt death spiral’
https://www.ft.com/content/deabeaac-db7c-46fe-a037-a75698a7e982
https://www.ft.com/content/deabeaac-db7c-46fe-a037-a75698a7e982
Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio warns of UK ‘debt death spiral’
Sell-off in gilts since Budget suggests market balking at higher borrowing needs, says billionaire investor
www.ft.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
buy gilts
Treasuries are starting to look like full-fat gilts
Benchmark US interest rate and USD exchange rate: When the gap first widened last year, people freaked out: The EMification of the US.
When I showed this to my students in March, it looked as if the lines were about to re-converge.
Alas, now the monster is really flashing it's teeth.
When I showed this to my students in March, it looked as if the lines were about to re-converge.
Alas, now the monster is really flashing it's teeth.
August 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Treasuries are starting to look like full-fat gilts
Okay, Berlin, heute gilts:
- Wegner viel Zeit zum Tennisspielen verschaffen!
- Krach zurück nach Hannover schicken!
- Und Brinker zurück in den Führerbunker!
- Wegner viel Zeit zum Tennisspielen verschaffen!
- Krach zurück nach Hannover schicken!
- Und Brinker zurück in den Führerbunker!
Kermit the Frog Sips 'VOTE' Coffee
ALT: Kermit the Frog Sips 'VOTE' Coffee
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September 20, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Okay, Berlin, heute gilts:
- Wegner viel Zeit zum Tennisspielen verschaffen!
- Krach zurück nach Hannover schicken!
- Und Brinker zurück in den Führerbunker!
- Wegner viel Zeit zum Tennisspielen verschaffen!
- Krach zurück nach Hannover schicken!
- Und Brinker zurück in den Führerbunker!
Sonntag gilts, liebe Bayern, liebe Hessen. Demokraten werfen ihren Stimmzettel in die richtige Wahlurne. #fckafd
October 6, 2023 at 2:11 PM
Sonntag gilts, liebe Bayern, liebe Hessen. Demokraten werfen ihren Stimmzettel in die richtige Wahlurne. #fckafd
heute gilts - verdutzte zebras abtransportieren
February 1, 2026 at 7:35 AM
heute gilts - verdutzte zebras abtransportieren
People want gilts www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... The idea that the UK is in a debt crisis has been shattered. People are queuing up to buy its debt.
People want gilts
A week on from the supposed gilt crisis the FT has produced this chart:
The rate of return on UK gilts has resulted in a rush of money into gilts. Their price has risen as a result. So, the interes...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
People want gilts www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... The idea that the UK is in a debt crisis has been shattered. People are queuing up to buy its debt.
Interesting how Gilts have been serene relative to the bloodbath happening in Treasurys.
September 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Interesting how Gilts have been serene relative to the bloodbath happening in Treasurys.
Gilts crisis latest... er, there isn't one.
November 1, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Gilts crisis latest... er, there isn't one.
Bond markets spooked as the Chancellor appears to disappear behind raised hands; gilts stage rally as she reveals she was actually there the whole time
October 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Bond markets spooked as the Chancellor appears to disappear behind raised hands; gilts stage rally as she reveals she was actually there the whole time
Bis 18 Uhr gilts! :)
September 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Bis 18 Uhr gilts! :)
And we’re off. Real world response to Labour’s current psychodrama: bank stocks are being sold off, gilts spiked 10% at opening and the pound fell 0.5% against the dollar.
May 12, 2026 at 7:35 AM
And we’re off. Real world response to Labour’s current psychodrama: bank stocks are being sold off, gilts spiked 10% at opening and the pound fell 0.5% against the dollar.
The markets that have bought more gilts since budget?
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The markets that have bought more gilts since budget?
According to an expert on Andrew Marr there was a Gilts Option being auctioned today. The £5bn was oversubscribed to £17bn. That implies confidence in UK plc
July 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
According to an expert on Andrew Marr there was a Gilts Option being auctioned today. The £5bn was oversubscribed to £17bn. That implies confidence in UK plc
Pension funds 💔 gilts: looking at the OBR's assessment for demand for bonds.
www.ft.com/content/261f...
www.ft.com/content/261f...
Pension funds 💔 gilts
For whom the bell tolls
www.ft.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Pension funds 💔 gilts: looking at the OBR's assessment for demand for bonds.
www.ft.com/content/261f...
www.ft.com/content/261f...
entwurf hat er seit monaten fertig, finanzierung ist gesichert, den bürgermeister hat er auch schon überzeugt, morgen gilts!!
November 4, 2024 at 7:00 AM
entwurf hat er seit monaten fertig, finanzierung ist gesichert, den bürgermeister hat er auch schon überzeugt, morgen gilts!!
She likes deporting people, that’s got to be good for gilts, right?
July 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
She likes deporting people, that’s got to be good for gilts, right?
I note with astonishment the total lack of reporting about gilt yields falling back to their pre-spike level, the Times piece on how this makes it easier for gov't to fund stuff, and of course the Telegraph front page MARKETS LOVE BURNHAM.
September 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I note with astonishment the total lack of reporting about gilt yields falling back to their pre-spike level, the Times piece on how this makes it easier for gov't to fund stuff, and of course the Telegraph front page MARKETS LOVE BURNHAM.
Hate to say this, but UK gilts look grisly. Trump just cancelled most of what you want, sorry.
March 23, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Hate to say this, but UK gilts look grisly. Trump just cancelled most of what you want, sorry.
I shouldn't be thinking about made up words like bips, gilts, and pips. I should be thinking about how many billions of dollars of Bradley IFVs and GMLRS we can send to Ukraine
April 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I shouldn't be thinking about made up words like bips, gilts, and pips. I should be thinking about how many billions of dollars of Bradley IFVs and GMLRS we can send to Ukraine
January 25, 2024 at 6:38 PM