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UK Gilt Yields Break 5.10% as Banking Surcharges and Starmer Crisis Deepen Sovereign Debt Stress

UK Gilt Yields Break 5.10% as Banking Surcharges and Starmer Crisis Deepen Sovereign Debt Stress

UK gilt yields have breached 5.10%, compounding a synchronised global bond selloff that is pushing 30-year Treasury yields toward two-decade highs. Banking surcharge increases, Labour political turbulence, and sterling weakness are amplifying UK-specific pressure beyond the global baseline. G7 finance ministers have convened as bond traders price a structural shift toward a new era of higher yields.

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