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Selling bonds to punters shrinks the economy
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Selling bonds to punters shrinks the economy

Why does the UK Debt Office want to sell government bonds to retail inventors. Steve reckons they probably are not aware of the consequences.
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The UK Debt Office has started selling bonds to retail investors through the primary market Previously the only way you could buy government bonds was through financial institutions, through ETFs, for example. The reason given for opening it up to consumers is that it will allow them to “contribute more significantly to meeting the overall financing req…

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