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πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK growth beat can't hide a 5% gilt yield problem Burnham can't cut his way out of

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK growth beat can't hide a 5% gilt yield problem Burnham can't cut his way out of

UK GDP rose 0.1% in May, beating forecasts, but 10-year gilt yields topped 5.10%, the highest since 2008, as an oil-driven inflation shock leaves the Bank of England unable to cut rates into stalling growth ahead of Andy Burnham's premiership.

Line chart of UK monthly scientific research and development index (Jan 2023=100) from January 2023 to May 2026.
UK GDP rose 0.1% in May but cyclical production and construction sectors contracted, leaving the three-month growth at 0.7% amid the Iran conflict drag on output. Source

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