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Sterling falls below $1.07 despite central bank and government reassurances about interest rates and stable finances
Market sell-off on ‘fiscal event’ was as bad a verdict as any chancellor could fear
Risk of further falls in sterling as fund managers asked to soak up billions more in public debt
Kwarteng axes top rate of income tax and reduces basic rate but gilt yields surge on government borrowing fears
Plunge in pound and surge in borrowing costs show investors are balking at footing bill for UK government plans
Squeaky-bum time for Bailey
Borrowing costs soar and equities sink as traders fret over government’s fiscal responsibility
Self-care, Alphaville style
Analysts warn UK energy package will weigh on gilts and pound
Funding for programme announced by Liz Truss will imply a big jump in borrowing
Sliding sterling helps stocks but fund managers see dark outlook for currency and bonds
Goldman warns inflation could exceed 20% if gas prices remain at highly elevated levels
Yields can look attractive compared with savings rates
Soaring UK inflation has exacerbated the pain of excessive debt
Nasdaq drops 2% and S&P loses 1.3% on Friday as investors turn attention to Fed economic symposium
Federal Reserve officials discussed the need to keep interest rates at levels that restrict the US economy 'for some time'
Yield curve ‘inversion’ deepens in sign investors are worried central bank will trigger recession
Contrasting plans and Truss’s unorthodox views have had only minor effect on bond markets
Some schemes might have to sell riskier assets as part of trades to hedge liabilities
There are ways to manage inflation and recession, but safety comes at a price
UK gilts under pressure as BoE policymaker says central bank should consider faster rate rises
Equity and bond markets appear to be imploding at the same time
Critics question the environmental merits of the scheme
Fears rise over ‘greenwash’ bonds, central banks weigh dangers of inflation and war ‘shocks’, Salvadorean bitcoin bond set for baptism of fire, and ‘dry powder’ loan funds struggle to find a home
Asset class falls 4.8% in 2021 due to hot inflation and central banks’ efforts to tame price growth
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