gilts

Investors are flocking to safe haven UK government bonds as they seek shelter from turbulent global markets.

Annuity rates could hit their lowest point for two years as the sovereign debt crises hits gilt yields.

Yields on the 10-year gilt have fallen to an all-time low below 2.77% as recessionary fears resurface across the globe.

The Bank of England made £9.8bn last year on its £200bn "money printing" programme of quantitative easing to prop up the battered UK economy.

Overseas investors are driving demand for gilts, but gauging the market's next movements is complex.

NEST's reliance on gilts to provide steady growth in its default fund will leave many of the most vulnerable savers with the lowest income exposed to inflation, No Monkey Business (NMB) warns.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 12 November

Gilt yields have spiked strongly today after the UK recorded twice the expected growth in the third quarter.

The new so-called 'currency vigilantes' hit sterling hard yesterday, on a day when gilt yields dropped to a new record low.

Government bonds jumped on Wednesday on rumours the Bank of England could be moving closer to increasing its £200bn "money-printing" programme to buoy the recovery.