0831 GMT - Yields on U.K. government bonds fall, along with U.S. and eurozone bond yields, following media reports that the U.S. has proposed a cease-fire in the Middle East. The U.S. has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing officials. Market sentiment has improved as a result and eased concerns about prolonged tensions in the Gulf region. U.K. inflation data for February showed annual headline inflation at 3.0% and annual core inflation at 3.2%, in line with the consensus forecast by economists in a WSJ poll. Ten-year gilt yields fall 8 basis points to 4.855%, Tradeweb data show. (miriam.mukuru@wsj.com)
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March 25, 2026 04:31 ET (08:31 GMT)
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