The Bank of England (BoE) on Tuesday ramped up its intervention in the gilt market by including index-linked gilts in its emergency purchasing programme, citing market dysfunction which it says poses a “material risk” to the UK’s financial stability.
Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey said she’s “absolutely confident” pensions are safe despite the central bank’s warning, saying the short briefing message she got from the Treasury is that “it’s a technical financial stability.”
Downing Street said Prime Minister Liz Truss is “committed” to the government’s plan to stimulate growth.
The BoE’s temporary programme to buy government bonds, known as gilts, was introduced on Sept. 28 after a plummet in bond value following the government’s mini-budget announcement, which threatened to collapse pension funds and send gilt prices on a further spiral….