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UK mini-budget sparks gilt market mayhem
The announcement of the UK mini-budget on 23 September sparked a rapid selloff in long-dated gilts driven by a pension fund technicality. In this Macro Flash Note, Sam Jochim discusses developments that forced the Bank of England (BoE) into temporary purchases of government bonds.