Pound, gilt yields gain as markets see bigger budget under new British finance minister
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LONDON (Reuters) - The pound jumped on Thursday and bond yields rose as investors positioned for a higher-spending budget next month under a new British finance minister. In a sign of Boris Johnson tightening his control, the British Prime Minister forced the resignation of Sajid Javid as finance minister on Thursday after Javid refused to sack his advisers and replace them with officials from Johnson's Downing Street office, according to a source close to Javid. Javid was swiftly replaced by..