Long-Dated U. K. Borrowing Costs Jump to Multiyear High as Pressure Mounts on PM Starmer

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Yields on 30-year gilts rose to their highest since 1998 and sterling fell as fiscal concerns mounted on the prospect of Starmer stepping down.

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Situations

Global Instability and Leadership Shifts 276 Global Power Shifts and Conflicts 200 Global Tensions and Political Turmoil 200

Entities

Starmer 81 U. K. 24 sterling 2 30-year gilts 1