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  "id": 8062019,
  "title": "The Bank of England is shaking up its bond sales – why does it matter?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/the-bank-of-england-is-shaking-up-its-bond-sales-why-does-it-matter",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:45:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/17/bank-of-england-bond-sales-plan-gilts-treasury-public-finances"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "What the plan to sell £146bn in gilts back to the Treasury means for the public finances Bank of England holds interest rates Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future rate rises Mixed in with the Bank of England’s decision on Thursday to hold interest rates at 3.75% was a surprise announcement that it was shaking up its programme of quantitative tightening. So why is…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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