Gilt yields climb on Moody's warning

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Yields on UK gilts jumped in early trading as investors reacted to the threat of a possible downgrade of the UK's AAA rating.

By 08:55am, the yield on benchmark 10-year gilts was up 0.022% to 2.15% amid the latest threat to the UK's credit rating. The fall came after Moody's assigned the UK with a negative outlook, mea...

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