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Pimco Would Welcome 2027 UK Fiscal Deficit of Around 3.5%

Bloomberg Markets28 October 2026, 11:05 UTCUnited Kingdom

Pimco economist Peder Beck-Friis looks ahead to UK Chancellor John Healey’s budget announcement, highlighting the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) fiscal deficit forecast for next year as the critical metric for the gilt market. "If that comes in in the mid-threes, I think that will be welcome news for the bond market," Beck-Friis tells Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

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