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Updated · Bloomberg · May 5UK introduces 12-month Treasury bills at weekly auctions
9 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 5
- Britain's finance ministry and Debt Management Office announced the move on Tuesday after consulting market participants earlier this year.
- The new bills are aimed at investors seeking maturities longer than six months and will be launched at the end of the current financial year.
- The step forms part of the government's strategy to broaden the debt market and shift more borrowing toward shorter-maturity debt.
With a £2.9 trillion debt, can new T-bills and demand from crypto firms truly secure the UK's financial future? Is the UK's new debt strategy a smart cost-saving measure or a risky gamble on future interest rates?