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UK Set to Pay Most Since 1998 for Borrowing After Gilt Selloff

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The UK is set to pay its highest borrowing costs on a debt sale since at least 1998 as a global bond selloff sent yields surging and squeezed the government’s finances.
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The UK is set to pay its highest borrowing costs on a debt sale since at least 1998 as a global bond selloff sent yields surging and squeezed the government’s finances.

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