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UK long-term borrowing costs hit 28-year high

Yield on 30-year government bonds jumps to 5.88%, the highest since 1998, in bond rout triggered by global factorsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government’s long-term borrowing costs jumped to their highest level since early 1998 on Tuesday as a…

This article was originally published by The Guardian World and is republished here under license.

Yield on 30-year government bonds jumps to 5.88%, the highest since 1998, in bond rout triggered by global factors

The UK government’s long-term borrowing costs jumped to their highest level since early 1998 on Tuesday as a global bond sell-off gathered pace.

The yield – in effect the interest rate – on 30-year UK government bonds, known as gilts, hit 5.89% as traders fretted about a fresh increase in oil prices driving up inflation.

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