gilts

The UK's planned gilt sales in 2010/11 have been revised down by £20.2bn to £165bn due to the Government's debt reduction programme outlined in the Budget.

The Bank of England is sitting on an £8bn net profit from its £200bn quantitative easing programme.

Tom Becket, CIO at PSigma Investment Management, on what strategy to adopt in testing times

A hung parliament at the upcoming General Election could add £52 a month to the average mortgage, according to easyroommate.co.uk.

The Debt Management Office plans to increase issuance of longer dated conventional and index-linked gilts in the coming financial year in response to strong structural demand.

Mark Peters discusses the role fixed income can play in a retirement planning portfolio

Arecent edition of Countryfile looked at the rural elderly and the issues specific to them, such as mobility, access to care and support etc. It also mentioned very briefly, the actual inflation rate affecting individuals and couples in this category....

The dangers posed to savers and investors by falling gilt values far outweigh the risk of rising inflation, according to Martin Bamford of Informed Choice.

Julian Chillingworth, chief investment officer at Rathbone Unit Trust Management, on a new era for bonds...

Labour's 50p top tax rate will remain for five more years, breaking a pledge that the £2billion-a-year raid on earnings would be temporary.