UK government borrowing costs fall as Bank of England outlines new bond-selling plan – business live

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What happened

BoE lays out proposal to sell UK bonds back to the government, and end the asset purchase scheme launched after the GFC Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs The Guardian view on the Bank of England’s £120bn b…

Key facts

  • BoE lays out proposal to sell UK bonds back to the government, and end the asset purchase scheme launched after the GFC Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs The Guardian view on the Bank of England’s £120bn b…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:09:37 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

What to watch next

  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
  • Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved

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