Jamie Young is Senior Reporter at Business Matters, covering SME finance, employment law and Westminster policy since 2016. He has reported on every Budget and Autumn Statement since 2018, helped make sense of the 'covid era' and the bounce-back loan scheme from launch through the fraud investigations, and broke the magazine's coverage of the 2024 late-payment reforms. He joined Business Matters straight from completing his BA in Administration from Exeter University and is NCTJ-qualified. Reach him at jyoung@cbmeg.co.uk
Chancellor Rachel Reeves eyes economic opportunities in China while sticking to her strict borrowing limits, as the UK faces rising bond yields and mortgage uncertainties.
UK’s 10-year gilt yield hits 4.82%, its highest since the global financial crisis, fuelling inflation concerns and threatening the chancellor’s fiscal targets.
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