What would a Greek exit mean for gilts?

Although a Greek exit from the euro-zone might indirectly tarnish gilts’ safe-haven status, the economic disruption that it would cause would probably apply additional downward pressure on gilt yields. Furthermore, the prospect of more QE and a bigger fall in inflation than markets currently expect suggests that gilt yields are likely to remain very low for some time to come.

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