Telegraph Money reveals the pros and cons of gilts – and how they can lower your tax bill Investors who want to balance their equity bets with fixed income might look to government bonds, also ...

UK government bonds – usually referred to as ‘gilts’ – have been at the heart of some of the biggest financial stories in recent years. Gilt markets almost single-handedly ended Liz Truss ...

Money school: What are gilts, will they crash, and do you own them without even knowing? By THIS IS MONEY . Updated: 07:51 EDT, 1 May 2013 ...

Yields on UK Government bonds – known as gilts – have jumped to levels not ... can be issued by companies or governments to raise money. The yield on a bond is the amount of money an investor ...

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Gilts have weathered war, depression and raging inflation, but should you consider adding them to your portfolio ...

Savings accounts vs gilts . It’s easy to see why. Savers can buy a one-year gilt with a 5.3% yield, with a chunk of this return coming from tax-free capital gains – particularly useful for ...

Money; Spotlight on gilts and why the spectre of stagflation is leading to financial turbulence Bond prices have plummeted in recent days and shares in banks and building societies have also ...

As international investors pile into our government bond funds, they send return rates sinking beneath inflation. Emma Dunkley looks at your fixed-rate options ...

According to Morningstar data, money market funds based in sterling returned an average of 4.5 per cent over the past year – far less than many deposit accounts and on a par with gilt yields.