Auction of 10-year inflation-linked Gilts draws highest demand since 1998
By Alexander Bueso
Date: Wednesday 10 Mar 2021
(Sharecast News) - An auction of 10-year inflation-linked Gilts drew a record amount of bids.
Some market commentary argued that the result of Wednesday's auction underscored investors' concerns over inflation.
The sale attracted a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.54, the highest for any index-linked bond since the Treasury first sold index-linked debt, back in 1998.
Returns on index-linked Gilts are tied to the Retail Price Index.
On average, inflation protected Gilts were pricing in an average RPI rate of just under 3.4%, against January's year-on-year rate of increase in RPI of 1.6%.
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