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UK 10Y yield falls 9.5 bps to 5.135%, fresh daily low

UK 10-year gilt yields dropped 9.5 basis points on Thursday, hitting a fresh daily low of 5.135% in late European trade. Two-year yields fell 9.6 bps to 4.519%, while 30-year and 50-year yields declined 8.3 and 8.1 bps respectively. The 2/10-year spread was little changed at +61.463 bps.

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The synchronous decline across the entire UK curve, with the 30- and 50-year tenors falling nearly as much as the front end, points to a broad repricing rather than a specific maturity-led move. The stability of the 2/10 spread suggests the move is driven by duration-wide demand or external factors, not a shift in rate expectations. For gilts, the key question is whether this reflects a durable reversal of the recent selloff or a temporary correction amid thin liquidity. The fact that long-dated yields are participating so heavily implies investors are reassessing term premium, which could have implications for fiscal sustainability concerns that have pressured the market.

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