United Kingdom Government Bond 10Y

United Kingdom's Government Bond Yield for 10 Year Notes declined 35 basis points during the last 30 days which means it became less expensive for United Kingdom to borrow money from investors. During the last 12 months, United Kingdom government bond yield declining 1.54 percent. Historically, from 1989 until 2012, the United Kingdom Government Bond 10Y averaged 6.1 Percent reaching an all time high of 12.8 Percent in April of 1990 and a record low of 1.8 Percent in May of 2012. Generally, a government bond is issued by a national government and is denominated in the country`s own currency. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds. The yield required by investors to loan funds to governments reflects inflation expectations and the likelihood that the debt will be repaid. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Government Bond 10Y.

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Government Bond 10Y
A government bond is a security issued by a national government denominated in the country's own currency. The most common process of issuing bonds is through underwriting. In underwriting, one or more securities firms or banks, forming a syndicate, buy an entire issue of bonds from an issuer and re-sell them to investors. The security firm takes the risk of being unable to sell on the issue to end investors. However government bonds are instead typically auctioned. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds. The first ever government bond was issued by the English government in 1693 to raise money to fund a war against France. In the past, Government bonds were usually referred to as risk-free bonds, because governments could easily devaluate their currencies or raise taxes to redeem the bond at maturity. However, the recent downgrade of the United States debt rating and the on-going sovereign debt crisis in the European Union has cast serious doubts into those risk-free assumptions. Moreover, unless governments issue inflation-indexed bonds, there is inflation risk, in that the principal repaid at maturity will have less purchasing power than anticipated if the inflation outturn is higher than expected.

UNITED KINGDOM NEWS

UK Inflation Down to 3% in April
Published: 5/22/2012 11:17:34 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, UK Statistics
UK CPI annual inflation stands at 3.0 per cent in April 2012, down from 3.5 per cent in March. The timing of Easter had a significant impact on the April data.

U.K. Unemployment Rate Down to 8.2 in March
Published: 5/16/2012 4:26:31 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, ONS
The unemployment rate was 8.2 per cent of the economically active population for January-March 2012, down 0.2 on the quarter. There were 2.63 million unemployed people, down 45,000 on the quarter.

U.K. Trade Deficit Narrows in March
Published: 5/15/2012 12:47:10 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, ONS
The UK’s deficit in Trade in Goods and Services narrowed to £2.7 billion in March, down £0.2 billion from £2.9 billion in February.

Bank of England Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged
Published: 5/10/2012 12:10:23 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of England
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted on May 10th to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £325 billion.

U.K. Economy Contracts 0.2% in Q1
Published: 5/7/2012 4:50:36 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, UK Office for National Statistics
U.K. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, driven by weakness in the construction sector and the production sector.

UK Inflation Up to 3.5% in March
Published: 4/18/2012 11:28:58 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, UK Statistics
UK CPI annual inflation stands at 3.5 per cent in March 2012, up from 3.4 per cent in February. The CPI stands at 122.2 in March 2012 based on 2005 = 100.

UK Trade Deficit Widens in February
Published: 4/12/2012 11:27:42 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, UK Office for National Statistics
The UK’s deficit in Trade in Goods and Services increased to £3.4 billion in February, up £0.9 billion from £2.5 billion in January.

Bank of England Leaves Policy Unchanged
Published: 4/5/2012 12:35:17 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of England
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted on April 5th, to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to continue with its programme of asset purchases totalling £325 billion financed by the issuance of central bank reserves.

UK GDP Contracts 0.3% in Q4
Published: 3/28/2012 2:47:44 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, UK Office for National Statistics
UK gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms decreased by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011, revised from a decline of 0.2 per cent previously estimated. For the year 2011, GDP in volume terms increased by 0.7 per cent.

UK Annual Inflation Rate Down to 3.4% in February
Published: 3/20/2012 10:41:22 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, UK Office for National Statistics
UK annual inflation stands at 3.4 per cent in February 2012, down from 3.6 per cent in January. The annual rate for February is the lowest since November 2010. The CPI stands at 121.8 in February 2012 based on 2005 = 100

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