A sterling effort? Reviewing the fallout from the UK’s mini-budget

Episode 232,   Oct 06, 2022, 09:09 AM

It’s been a turbulent two weeks for the British economy, with Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini-budget’ sending sterling plummeting, gilt yields soaring and prompting an intervention from the Bank of England that successfully brought yields down. As the dust settles, what conclusions can investors draw – and where next for UK fiscal and monetary policy? 

Andrew Lowry, European Content Manager at LGIM, sits down with Senior European Economist Hetal Mehta to take stock of a dramatic fortnight on the markets.

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