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Gilts (UK government bonds)

An introduction to gilts – the fancy name for UK government bonds that are sold by The Treasury to balance the nation’s books.

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This week’s best post from elsewhere, plus more good links from around the Web. Anyone who read my post on house prices predictions may have sensed my enduring frustration with the London property market. If you thought cockroaches were hard to kill, you should try stamping out house price inflation in desirable streets in Zone [...]

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House price predictions 2011

The house price predictions for 2011 are mainly for modest 1-2% falls, although a couple of bears expect double digit declines. Nobody expects prices to rocket.

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Weekend reading: Why hold gold?

The first links roundup of the year. Let’s start as we mean to continue, by concentrating on great posts from around the web.

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