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UK gilt yields surged to their highest level since 2008 on Tuesday, as political uncertainty over Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership and Iran-fuelled inflation fears pushed borrowing costs to 5.13% — leaving Britain’s 5.5 million SMEs braced for another credit squeeze.
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UK 30-year gilt yields hit their highest level since 1998 as Sir Keir Starmer rebuffs resignation demands, sending sterling lower and threatening to push SME borrowing costs higher still.
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