As the UK's Debt Management Office auctions debt with a negative yield for the first time in history, why would investors pay the government for the privilege of lending it money? And what does it mean for the government and for ordinary people?
It signals strong market demand for government debt, which is comforting at a time when the Chancellor is expecting to issue more than £300bn of Gilts in order to pay for its emergency coronavirus spending
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