UK market rout stokes contagion fears around the globe

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The BoE stepped in to calm markets, which had already been unnerved by an energy shock that has fuelled inflation and a strong dollar that is creating headwinds globally.

The scale and speed of the sell-off in British assets has jolted world markets, raising concern about contagion as chaos in a major developed economy adds to unease already generated by sharp interest rate

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