• House price slump boosts gilts

  Thursday 28 Aug 2008

  UK bonds posted strong gains after house prices fell by the most since 1990.

• ECB caution pressures bonds

  Wednesday 27 Aug 2008

  European bonds are on the back foot after comments from European Central Bank’s Axel Weber doused expectations of interest rate cuts.

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  Tuesday 26 Aug 2008

  Comments from Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean gave UK bonds a lift Tuesday.

• Inflation worries hit bonds

  Friday 22 Aug 2008

  Bonds fell across the main markets for a second day in a row as inflation fears dominated the agenda.

• Bonds fall as outlook brightens

  Thursday 21 Aug 2008

  Bonds were on the back foot in the UK, Europe and US as cheery economic data staved off the likelihood of rate cuts.

• Bonds gain as economy worries persist

  Wednesday 20 Aug 2008

  Bonds advanced across the markets as concern over the global economy continued to loom large.

• Bonds gain as markets slump

  Tuesday 19 Aug 2008

  Bonds were higher across the markets on another bad day for stocks amid continued concerns of a global financial crisis.

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  Monday 18 Aug 2008

  Bonds moved in different directions across the markets, but traded in a narrow range with little in the way of economic data to offer stimulus.

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  Friday 15 Aug 2008

  Bonds advanced in the US as commodities prices fell, dampening speculation that the Federal Reserve would raise rates to curb inflation.

• Bonds round-up: Jobless rise lifts US bonds

  Thursday 14 Aug 2008

  It was a mixed day for bonds, with US treasuries boosted by unemployment data, but UK bonds under pressure from surging share prices.

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  Wednesday 13 Aug 2008

  The trend in bonds was upward as more gloomy economic data emerged on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Bonds rise across the markets

  Tuesday 12 Aug 2008

  UK bonds were on the rise even as figures from the Office of National Statistics showed inflation is now more than double the government’s 2% target after soaring to 4.4% last month on further increases in the cost of food and stubbornly high fuel prices.

• Bonds fall on inflation fears

  Monday 11 Aug 2008

  Bonds were lower Monday as inflation worries persisted.

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  Friday 08 Aug 2008

  European bonds have fallen back slightly amid predictions the ECB may raise rates despite comments from its president Jean-Claude Trichet yesterday suggesting he is more concerned about the possibility of a recession than inflation.

• Bonds climb as bank holds rates

  Thursday 07 Aug 2008

  UK gilts moved up after the Bank of England left interest rates on hold as had been widely anticipated.

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  Wednesday 06 Aug 2008

  Higher inflation figures in the UK caused bonds to come off highs reached earlier in the day.

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  Tuesday 05 Aug 2008

  US bonds were little changed as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, mainly in anticipation it would leave them unchanged.

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  Monday 04 Aug 2008

  In the US, bonds were steady as a government report showed inflation rising.

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  Friday 01 Aug 2008

  US bonds were broadly flat as a government report showed a rise in unemployment.

• Gloomy economic data lifts bonds

  Thursday 31 Jul 2008

  The US economy grew at a slower pace than forecast over the second quarter, helping to lift bonds in the country.

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