UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998
2 sources·Updated September 8, 2026
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- Guardian Politics·8h agoUK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998
High yields threaten to wipe out at least half of the £24bn headroom John Healey was expecting to have for his budget The UK government was forced to pay the highest interest rate for a 30-year bond since 1998 on Tuesday, underlining the fiscal challenges facing the chancellor,…
Read at Guardian Politics → - City A.M.·14h agoUK poised to pay highest borrowing costs since 1998
The UK is set to pay the highest yield on new debt in nearly 30 years in a sign of the growing economic pressures facing the Chancellor John Healey as he draws up his first Budget. The Debt Management Office is marketing a 30-year bond at 0.75 basis points over the yield of the…
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