UK gilts suffer biggest weekly slide in 2 years as fears of no-deal Brexit recede
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LONDON (Reuters) - UK government bonds headed for their biggest weekly slide in more than two years on Friday, as reports of progress in Brexit talks curbed the appeal of safe-haven assets used to guard against the risk of a no-deal EU exit.Five and 10-year gilt yields jumped by as much as 13 basis points, after a similar surge on Thursday, hitting three-week highs of 0.515% and 0.716% respectively. Both yields have risen by around a quarter of a percentage point over the past two days, their..