BoE finalises unwind of 拢19.3 billion gilts purchase made to restore stability after UK mini-budget
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BoE finalises unwind of 拢19.3 billion gilts purchase made to restore stability after UK mini-budget 12 January 2023UK Reporter: Bob Currie
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The Bank of England has finalised the sell-off of the 拢19.3 billion in gilts purchased in September and October 2022 to restore financial stability in the wake of the UK government鈥檚 mini-budget.
Following yesterday鈥檚 reverse enquiry window, and the subsequent bilateral sale of the small remaining holdings held on its balance sheet, the Bank of England has confirmed that it has completed the unwind of these temporary gilt holdings purchased between 28 September and 14 October.
These temporary holdings, acquired through its asset purchase programme for financial stability purposes, consisted of 拢12.1 billion in long-dated conventional gilts and 拢7.2 billion in index-linked gilts.
It began the unwind of these temporary holdings on 29 November, making these available to potential buyers through a series of reverse enquiry windows in a bid to ensure that the process was 鈥渞esponsive to market demand and did not trigger renewed dysfunction鈥�.
A Bank of England spokesperson indicates that the Monetary Policy Committee has been informed of the sale in accordance with the Concordat governing the MPC鈥檚 engagement with the Bank鈥檚 executive regarding balance sheet operations.
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