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Economists are urging Chancellor John Healey to persuade the Bank of England to slow or halt its bond-selling program, which has cost the exchequer billions of pounds.

UK · 2026-09-15

Key takeaway

Bank of England's bond-selling (QT) has raised UK government borrowing costs by billions.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerBank of England's continued bond-selling adds gilt supply, pushing prices down and yields up
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onhigher gilt yields increase government and private sector borrowing costs
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youUK SMEs with floating-rate debt or refinancing needs face higher interest expenses, squeezing margins

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: The Guardian Business

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