Explosion in gov’t borrowing won’t push up gilt yields

We doubt that the coming explosion in government borrowing or the accompanying rise in government debt will push up gilt yields. Low growth, low inflation, and low interest rates mean that they gilt yields will remain close to their all-time lows regardless of how credit rating agencies assess the health of the UK’s government’s finances.

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