The rise affects mortgage applications made after 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, and is on home mover and first-time buyer ...
One of the UK's largest lenders is increasing mortgage rates despite expectations the Bank of England will hold or even lower ...
Discover what sparked jitters in the bond market, and whether gilts could represent a good opportunity for investors ...
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown, explained that at the start of the year, there was bond market ...
Gilts yields edged lower after the a consumer confidence survey showed declining confidence in the U.K., raising the possibility of more interest-rate cuts from the BOE.
Carolyn Wilkins, an external member of the Bank's FPC, acknowledged the recent jitters in the gilt market, which saw the yield on 10-year government debt hit 4.93 per cent ...
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Defined benefit transfer values remained stable throughout 2024 but saw a “significant decline” in the final quarter of the ...
Defined benefit (DB) pension transfer values fell by almost 5 per cent during December 2024, according to analysis from XPS Group, dropping to their lowest level since the its index began in 2018 ...
The recent turmoil in the UK's bond market demonstrates that the "dragons of market discipline are alive and well," a ...
UBS forecasts the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield at 4.25% at the end of 2025, below current levels, its strategists say in a note. Levels above approximately 5% for the 10-year yield is “when we worry,” ...
Gilt yields declined following reassurances from U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves to U.K. businesses while speaking at Davos.