Concerns about the finances of governments from the UK to Japan are festering in bond markets as big investors prepare for stress to spread to technology stocks, property and money markets. Click to view...
Britain's 30-year borrowing costs rose to their highest level since 1998, while sterling fell more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, underlining growing concerns among investors about the UK's fiscal strength. Britain's borrowing costs were also pressured by sell-offs in other major bond markets, but Tuesday's sell-off in sterling and gilts showed that the market was focused on the UK's weak fiscal position on the day. Jane Foley, head of currency strategy at Citibank, said that while the expected cor...