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🇬🇧 BoE's QE loss estimate reaches £125bn as gilt yields keep the fiscal pressure on
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🇬🇧 BoE's QE loss estimate reaches £125bn as gilt yields keep the fiscal pressure on

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The BoE's APF lifetime loss estimate rose to £125bn in Q1, up £10bn in a single quarter, as persistent gilt yields compound QE-era losses. April car registrations printed +24.0% year-on-year, the strongest since 2021.

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UK new passenger car registrations for April 2026, monthly figure 149,247 units (down from March), YoY +24.0%. Source

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