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Another fiscal spanner in the works for gilts and sterling

We still think gilts will rally over the rest of this year even if fiscal concerns don’t entirely abate, as the Bank of England cuts interest rates by more than investors seem to expect. But concerns about debt levels and a dovish central bank could be a double blow for the pound, which we think will fall against both the US dollar and the euro.

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