UK bond crisis: Bank of England dragged into PM Liz Truss’ fiscal mess
By DW
16 October 2022 |
5:25 am
The Bank of England has expanded its emergency purchases of government bonds to calm financial markets riled by a government plan to cut taxes. As a crucial deadline looms, everyone is asking: will it work?
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