One month forward Gilt rates peak at 5.72% this week, compared to 5.60% the previous week. The 2-year/10-year United Kingdom Gilt spread closed the week at 0.059%, compared to 0.075% one week prior.

We've heard it all our lives, but do we really stop to understand what it means? "There's a 40 percent chance of rain today." Does it mean: A) That 40 percent of the area is going to get rain B) That ...