Gilt yields bounced on Thursday after the UK MPC announced a £50bn planned increase in the size of its Asset Purchase Programme (APP) to £325bn. While this presumably reflected disappointment in some quarters that the increase did not match the £75bn announced in November, we still think the future looks rosy for UK government bonds for at least three reasons. Our year-end forecast for the 10-year gilt yield remains 2%.
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