The scale and speed of the sell-off in British assets has jolted world markets, raising concern about contagion as chaos in a major developed economy adds to unease already generated by sharp interest rate rises from the US and elsewhere.
Following the UK mini-budget on Friday last week, which flagged £45bn (R875bn) worth of unfunded tax cuts, sterling tumbled to record lows while British bond prices slid...
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