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index-linked

British

adjective

(of wages, interest rates, etc) directly related to the cost-of-living index and rising or falling accordingly

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Yields on the 10-year index-linked gilts have climbed as much as 19 basis points since a special election in the Gorton and Denton constituency, in which the Green Party eked out a victory.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The Debt Management Office is due to auction index-linked gilts maturing in August 2031 on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

However, around a quarter of the UK's debt is index-linked, meaning that the size of the debt rises with inflation, Mr Hughes said.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

At an auction on Tuesday, Britain's Debt Management Office received strong demand but had to offer investors the highest return since 2008 to sell 900 million pounds of index-linked gilts due in 2051.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2022

While investment funds have made “substantial progress” in reducing their risks, there were further big moves in government bond prices at the beginning of this week, particularly related to index-linked bonds, the bank said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2022

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