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Later Budget may hinder, not help the Chancellor

While the Chancellor will be hoping that a later Budget will mean she gets a more favourable set of forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), we are not convinced. The OBR will still probably revise down its growth forecasts. And although the rise in gilt yields earlier this week has been reversed, there is no guarantee they’ll continue to fall over the next month.

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