Markets should accept cheap money isn’t coming back
Key takeaway
The era of ultra-low interest rates is over; markets must adjust to structurally higher yields.
- Step 1 · The triggerUS central banks signal that low interest rates are not returning, shifting market expectations to a higher-for-longer regime.
- Step 2 · Knock-onGlobal risk-free yields, including UK gilts, rise as investors reprice the path of policy rates and inflation.
- Step 3 · Reaches youUK SME borrowing costs increase as lenders reprice loans and facilities off the higher gilt curve, squeezing margins for rate-sensitive businesses.
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: City A.M.
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