‘A Fantastic Mess’: Here’s How Much U.S. And U.K. Stocks And Bonds Cratered During Liz Truss’ Tenure

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“While the Prime Minister had every intention of making waves in her first weeks in charge, she clearly didn't anticipate the storm,” Craig Erlam, a senior market analyst.

to lessen the economic impact Brits felt from the highest inflation in decades and an energy crisis spurred by Russia’s war in Ukraine: A $50 billion tax cut designed to largely benefit the U.K.’s wealthiest, which spooked investors considering an increase in spending could worsen inflation and it was unclear how the government was going to pay for the plan, and energy price caps.

Both British and American bond yields touched their highest level during Truss’ tenure since the late 2000s, during the last prolonged global recession.

 

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