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British Pound, Bonds Roiled as Tax-Cut Plans Spook Investors

British Pound, Bonds Roiled as Tax-Cut Plans Spook Investors

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Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government has taken a sharp U-turn on economic policy compared with previous administrations.Photo: Tayfun Salci/Zuma Press

LONDON—U.K. financial markets were rattled again on Monday by investor worries that the country’s largest tax cuts in decades would spark higher inflation and put government finances at risk.

The British pound briefly sank to its lowest-ever level against the U.S. dollar Monday, before recovering most of its losses by mid-afternoon, down 0.2% to $1.083. The price of U.K. government debt also fell again Monday, pushing yields up. The 10-year government bond was yielding 4.10%, up 27 basis points.

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