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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Bond auctions include a sale of September 2035 index-linked gilts on Tuesday and one of October 2035 gilts on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Around a quarter of UK debt is index-linked, meaning payments are directly linked to the rate of inflation.

From BBC

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

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