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2026-09-19 00:20:12
On Friday, September 18th, during the late European trading session, UK gilt yields diverged. The 10-year gilt yield rose 7.3 basis points to 5.295%, a gain for the day but still a weekly decline of 4.8 basis points. This followed a period of consecutive declines from September 15th to 17th, coinciding with the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike and the Bank of England's decision to maintain its current interest rate level. The 2-year gilt yield saw a more significant increase, rising 10.3 basis points to 4.839%, a weekly gain of 2.6 basis points, exhibiting a V-shaped pattern throughout the week. Among longer maturities, the 30-year gilt yield rose 2.2 basis points, while the 50-year gilt yield fell 5.6 basis points. Regarding the yield curve structure, the spread between the 2-year and 10-year UK gilt yields narrowed by 3.046 basis points to 45.504 basis points.
