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UK Gilt Yields Rise Over 5 Basis Points Across Curve

UK government bond yields rose more than 5 basis points across maturities in late European trading on Tuesday, November 3. The 10-year gilt yield climbed 6.5 basis points to 5.258%, after briefly retreating to 5.192% around 21:44 Beijing time in a V-shaped move that nearly erased earlier gains. The two-year yield added 5.3 basis points to 4.850%, while the 30-year and 50-year yields rose 7.2 and 7.0 basis points, respectively. The 2s/10s spread widened 1.540 basis points to +40.880 basis points.

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The move is notable for being curve-wide and skewed to the long end, with the 30-year and 50-year rising more than the front end — a pattern that points to term premium and duration risk rather than a simple repricing of near-term policy. The brief V-shaped retreat before yields pushed higher again suggests sellers held the upper hand into the close. Whether long-end underperformance persists, and whether the 2s/10s spread keeps widening, is the open question worth watching.

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