Is the Chancellor right to take the credit for low gilt yields?

The Chancellor has frequently claimed that his commitment to fiscal austerity has earned the UK credibility in financial markets and has been the decisive factor behind the fall in gilt yields. But the Chancellor’s fiscal stance has been just one of a number of factors that has brought gilt yields down.

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