15 days ago · United Kingdom
UK 30-year borrowing costs hit 6%, highest since 1998, as government bond sell-off intensifies – business live

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 1 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “UK 30-year borrowing costs hit 6%, highest since 1998, as government bond sell-off intensifies – business live”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Global bond rout kicks off again, with US 10-year Treasury yields hitting highest since 2002 Worryingly for Paris, the difference between French and German borrowing costs has widened to a 14-year high this morning. The gap between French and German government bond yields – a market gauge of the risk…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian Business
Annual UK house price growth halves as mortgage rates rise – business live
- New development reported by The Guardian Business
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Global bond sell-off intensifies, as UK long-term borrowing costs pass 6%
- Picked up by The Guardian Business
- Picked up by The Guardian Business
- Picked up by The Guardian Politics
US borrowing costs hit 24-year high as global bond sell-off intensifies
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian