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Pound rises on talk of mini-budget U-turn Pound rises on talk of mini-budget U-turn
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The pound has risen as speculation mounts about a possible U-turn over the mini-budget.The pound has risen as speculation mounts about a possible U-turn over the mini-budget.
Sterling traded above $1.13 against the dollar on Friday morning, as the chancellor headed home early from the US for urgent talks in Downing Street.Sterling traded above $1.13 against the dollar on Friday morning, as the chancellor headed home early from the US for urgent talks in Downing Street.
The currency hit a record low of $1.03 in September after markets reacted badly to Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget.The currency hit a record low of $1.03 in September after markets reacted badly to Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget.
In it he promised billions of pounds of tax cuts but did not explain how he would fund them.In it he promised billions of pounds of tax cuts but did not explain how he would fund them.
Government borrowing costs have also fallen, after surging to worrying levels in the days after the mini-budget.Government borrowing costs have also fallen, after surging to worrying levels in the days after the mini-budget.
Mini-budget U-turn on table as Kwarteng flies home The Bank of England has been buying government bonds - known as gilts - to try to stabilise their price and prevent a sell-off that could put some pension funds at risk of collapse.
Bank of England in emergency move to calm markets
Pound hits record low after tax cut plans
The Bank of England has been buying government bonds to try to stabilise their price and prevent a sell-off that could put some pension funds at risk of collapse.
However, that support is due to come to an end on Friday.However, that support is due to come to an end on Friday.
There has been speculation it may be extended, although this was dismissed by the Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, earlier this week.
The government has already U-turned on its plan to scrap the top rate of income tax, but many Conservative MPs think a further change of plan is imminent.The government has already U-turned on its plan to scrap the top rate of income tax, but many Conservative MPs think a further change of plan is imminent.
Mini-budget U-turn on table as Kwarteng flies home
Why is the Bank of England spending billions?
Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said the financial markets were already pricing in a government U-turn.Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said the financial markets were already pricing in a government U-turn.
"They started to [price it in] yesterday," he told the BBC's Today programme."They started to [price it in] yesterday," he told the BBC's Today programme.
"Gilt yields came down... and sterling rose against the dollar to $1.13 and against the euro to €1.16, so I think they are starting to either expect, demand, sniff out that there will be some degree of U-turn possibly on corporation tax, dividend tax, other areas. Mr Mould pointed to the fact that the yields - or the effective interest rate - on UK government bonds have been falling back in anticipation of a reversal to the tax-cutting plants. On Friday morning, the yield on bonds that borrow money over 30 years fell to 4.47%.
"But we'll have to see what the chancellor says, given that his official position at the moment is that he - and the lady Prime Minister - are not for turning." "Gilt yields came down... and sterling rose against the dollar to $1.13 and against the euro to €1.16, so I think they are starting to either expect, demand, sniff out that there will be some degree of U-turn possibly on corporation tax, dividend tax, other areas," Mr Mould said.
Asked what would happen if there is no U-turn, Mr Mould said: "You would expect the gains that we've started to see, to unwind."Asked what would happen if there is no U-turn, Mr Mould said: "You would expect the gains that we've started to see, to unwind."
Bank of England support
The government raises money it needs for spending by selling bonds - a form of debt that is paid back plus interest in anywhere between five and 30 years.
Pension funds invest in bonds because they provide a low but usually reliable return over a long period of time.
However, the sharp fall in their value after the mini-budget forced pension funds to sell bonds, threatening to create a "downward spiral" in their prices as more were offloaded, which left some funds close to collapse.
This sparked an emergency intervention by the Bank of England, which stepped in to buy bonds and prevent their price falling further.
There has been strong speculation that the Bank will extend the scheme, which is due to end on Friday.
But on Tuesday, Mr Bailey dashed those hopes, telling pension funds: "You've got three days left now and you've got to sort it out."
Bethany Payne, global bonds fund manager at Janus Henderson, told the BBC it was not clear whether pension funds have done enough to strengthen their finances.
"The risk is that we don't know how pension funds have used this window of time and whether they have used it effectively by raising cash and doing everything they need to," she said.
"So the true test of the market will be this afternoon and Monday morning to see whether they have done enough."