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 U.K. plans to sell August 2031 index-linked gilts on Tuesday and May 2029 gilts on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

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

Inflation-adjusted two-year yields from the index-linked bond market are at their highest since the pandemic hit.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022

The amount of interest it has to pay on some of that depends on the rate of inflation - it's known as index-linked debt.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2022

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