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Posted: 2025-07-04 11:32:29 UTC
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UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves' emotional moment in Parliament triggered market panic, leading to a sell-off that cost the UK economy over $6 billion. Concerns arose that she might be ousted after a major welfare policy reversal, causing government bond yields to spike and the pound to drop. The situation was compared to the 2022 Liz Truss budget crash, and PM Keir Starmer intervened to calm the markets.
Market sell-off erasing $6.4B
Spike in government bond yields
Drop in the pound's value
Comparison to the 2022 Liz Truss budget crash
Investors' fear of Reeves' potential ousting
Major welfare policy reversal
Market instability and panic