#publicfinance — Public Fediverse posts

UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998 #GovernmentBorrowing #Bonds #Gilts #EconomicPolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Budget #EconomicGrowthGdp #PublicFinance #BudgetDeficit

UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998 #GovernmentBorrowing #Bonds #Gilts #EconomicPolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Budget #EconomicGrowthGdp #PublicFinance #BudgetDeficit

UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998 #GovernmentBorrowing #Bonds #Gilts #EconomicPolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Budget #EconomicGrowthGdp #PublicFinance #BudgetDeficit

UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998 #GovernmentBorrowing #Bonds #Gilts #EconomicPolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Budget #EconomicGrowthGdp #PublicFinance #BudgetDeficit

UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/29/uk-faces-trade-offs-because-of-iran-war-inflation #Business #Inflation #Oil #Economics #Iran #UsisraelWarOnIran #AndyBurnham #JohnHealey #BankOfEngland #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #PublicFinance #Budget #EconomicPolicy #Politics #UkNews #GovernmentBorrowing #BudgetDeficit

UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts
By Phillip Inman

Leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation will give Andy Burnham a ‘challenging inheritance’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/29/uk-faces-trade-offs-because-of-iran-war-inflation

#Business #Inflation #Oil #Economics #Iran #USIsraelwaronIran #AndyBurnham #JohnHealey #BankofEngland #OfficeforBudgetResponsibility #Publicfinance #Budget #Economicpolicy #Politics #UKnews #Governmentborrowing #Budgetdeficit #TheGuardian #PhillipInman

‘New direction, same old problems’: the economic challenges facing Andy Burnham | Richard Partington
By Richard Partington

Blair met good fortune when he assumed office, others such as Wilson faced tougher times. The PM-presumptive will start firmly on the back foot

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/05/new-direction-same-old-problems-the-economic-challenges-facing-andy-burnham

#Economics #Economicpolicy #AndyBurnham #Politics #UKnews #EconomicgrowthGDP #Governmentborrowing #Publicfinance #Bonds #Business #Society #Inflation #USIsraelwaronIran #Energybills #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Energyindustry #Commodities #BankofEngland #Interestrates #Defencepolicy #Householdbills #Money #Taxandspending #RichardPartington