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Re:Investors get real-time view of UK bond market activity f... by andy_ppp on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @10:35AM (#48645641)
Most western economies are bankrupt and the UK is in a worse position than all its peers apart from maybe Japan?
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Re:Investors get real-time view of UK bond market activity f... by ifwinterco on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @01:29PM (#48648348)
Better than France and Italy as well. But yes it's not much of a beauty contest
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Re:Investors get real-time view of UK bond market activity f... by andy_ppp on Friday June 26, 2026 @05:31AM (#48684401)
Both have the Euro so they have lower interest rates and can consequently borrow more than us. Which would you rather borrow, 137% of GDP (in the case of Italy) at 3% or 100% of GDP at 5%?
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