IMF raises UK growth forecast and backs Reeves’s deficit reduction plans – business live
By Graeme Wearden

International Monetary Fund says ‘Staying the course on deficit reduction will be important’ for the UK, in annual assessment of the economy

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/may/18/bond-market-rout-inflation-fears-gilts-yields-burnham-imf-reeves-live-updates

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Bond market rout deepens as inflation fears keep rising – business live

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UK government borrowing costs slip back from multi-year highs as bond market rout calms – business live
By Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as rising oil price sours sentiment in the markets and drive up bond yields

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Bond market rout deepens as inflation fears keep rising – business live

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UK government borrowing costs slip back from multi-year highs as bond market rout calms – business live
By Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as rising oil price sours sentiment in the markets and drive up bond yields

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Bond market rout deepens as inflation fears keep rising – business live

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Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears

Trump warning over peace talks drives up crude price as UK gilts hit by uncertainty over Starmer leadership

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Bond market rout deepens as investors fear ‘stagflationary shock’ from higher oil prices – business live
By Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as rising oil price sours sentiment in the markets and drive up bond yields

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Bond market rout deepens as inflation fears keep rising – business live

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Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears
By Lauren Almeida

Trump warning over peace talks drives up crude price as UK gilts hit by uncertainty over Starmer leadership

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/oil-prices-rise-bonds-iran-war-peace-talks-inflation-trump-crude-gilts-starmer

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Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears

Trump warning over peace talks drives up crude price as UK gilts hit by uncertainty over Starmer leadership

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Bond market rout deepens as investors fear ‘stagflationary shock’ from higher oil prices – business live
By Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as rising oil price sours sentiment in the markets and drive up bond yields

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Bond market rout deepens as inflation fears keep rising – business live

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Bond market rout deepens as investors fear ‘stagflationary shock’ from higher oil prices – business live
By Graeme Wearden

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as rising oil price sours sentiment in the markets and drive up bond yields

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Bond market rout deepens as inflation fears keep rising – business live

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The Guardian | Privately educated CEOs seen as ‘safer bet’ by investors, study finds by Joanna Partridge

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A University of Surrey study shows that investors treat chief executives who attended private schools as a “safer bet,” resulting in roughly 5 % lower stock‑market volatility for those firms, even though the privately‑educated CEOs do not outperform, take fewer risks, make better decisions, or handle crises more effectively than their state‑educated peers. The perceived lower risk diminishes over time as more information about a leader’s performance becomes available and disappears in companies subject to greater analyst scrutiny or higher institutional ownership, indicating that market participants often confuse elite background with competence despite no measurable impact on corporate outcomes.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/14/privately-educated-ceos-safer-bet-investors-class-bias-study

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Privately educated CEOs seen as ‘safer bet’ by investors, study finds

Privilege being mistaken for competence as study reveals no evidence to suggest companies run by state-educated peers underperform

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UK borrowing costs hit new highs as City traders brace for Burnham, and pound heads for worst week since 2024 – as it happened
By Graeme Wearden

UK 10-year government bond yields have hit their highest since 2008

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/may/15/rich-list-sunday-times-billionaires-reform-donor-christopher-harborne-hinduja-radcliffe-dyson-beckham-live-updates

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Reform donor and crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne takes sixth place in UK rich list as wealthiest people grow richer – Business live

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