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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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It will also sell September 2049 index-linked gilts on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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

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

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

The poll suggested the DMO will plan to issue a similar mix of short, medium, long and index-linked gilts as in the current financial year.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2022

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