# UK pays highest borrowing cost since 1998 at gilt sale

https://mins.news/en/item/49519

- Financial Times, 2026-09-08 09:50 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/b23151c3-b4c1-4f96-a801-f3507d907cc7?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Thirty-year UK government bonds were priced at a yield of about 5.83%, highlighting the pressure that a global bond sell-off is placing on the country’s public finances.

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