Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general electionSenior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial collapse could trigger a...
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Read MoreBoE was forced to intervene in markets to prevent run on pension fundsThe Bank of England has finished unwinding the emergency bond-buying scheme it launched to calm the turmoil in financial markets that followed Liz...
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Read MoreHeaping pressure on incoming prime minister, 10-year government bond yields shoot up to 2.78%Fears of a long recession and the likelihood of higher public spending to cope with the cost of living crisis has sent the interest...
Read MoreHeaping pressure on incoming prime minister, 10-year government bond yields shot up to 2.78%Fears of a long recession and the likelihood of higher public spending to cope with the cost of living crisis has sent the interest rate...
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