Private investors bail out of UK gilts after mini-budget chaos January 31, 2024 Ownership of UK government bonds (gilts) by private investors have fallen to their lowest level since 1996, dropping 44 per cent in less than three years, according to data from the Office of National Statistics. After peaking in December 2012, ownership of private gilts has been in terminal decline since September 2021. Now, only £3bn [...]