UK Budget Deficit Hits £23.3 Billion in May, Highest Since Pandemic

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The UK's energy-driven disinflation highlights the fragility of current macro narratives—global inflation control remains hostage to geopolitical shocks rather than monetary policy. This reinforces the 'higher-for-longer' rate scenario in the US, where core inflation is stickier, keeping the Fed on hold while crypto markets remain trapped in a risk-off regime with 7d BTC down 3.72% despite the headline.

UK inflation fell to 2.8% due to lower gas and electricity bills.

UK Inflation Drops to 2.8% on Energy Subsidies — Crypto Relief Likely to Be Short-Lived

UK's temporary energy subsidy creates hidden fiscal vulnerability that may accelerate institutional flight toward Bitcoin as a sovereign debt hedge

This is not an isolated UK event; it mirrors the broader global bond sell-off driven by sticky inflation and hawkish central banks. For crypto, higher bond yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets and can trigger deleveraging in carry trades. Additionally, UK political instability may accelerate capital flight into dollar-denominated assets or gold, but Bitcoin's correlation with equities suggests it will initially suffer alongside risk assets.

UK borrowing costs (bond yields) rose to their highest level in 18 years amid investor uncertainty over the continuity of the Prime Minister's leadership.