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UK gilt yields explained: what 2-year and 10-year yields tell youA gilt yield is the market return implied by the price and cash flows of UK government debt. Short and long gilt yields move for different reasons and feed into mortgages, corporate borrowing and equity valuations.UK fiscal headroom in 2026: what it is and how much the Chancellor hasThe latest formal OBR fiscal-rule assessment gave the current-budget rule £22 billion of headroom in November 2025. The March 2026 forecast did not reassess the rules, so the next official test is at the 28 October 2026 Budget.What is the UK national debt, and who owns it?UK public sector net debt was £2.985 trillion at the end of July 2026, equivalent to 94.1% of GDP. Here is what that number measures, how gilts finance the state and who ultimately holds the claims.