British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in London, Britain, October 14, 2022.
Daniel Leal | ReutersLONDON — A major reshuffle and the scrapping of a key tax-cutting pledge by U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday wasn't enough to placate markets with the pound and government bonds continuing to sell off.
It seems that Truss's speech did little to reassure markets, or to convince analysts that Britain's financial storm has passed.
Rather than settling the waters, Truss's U-turn on tax decisions will leave investors cautious of future political upheaval, according to Mike Owens, a U.K. sales trader at Saxo.
"The costs of the mini-budget horror show have already been high and it's not clear that the expected corporation tax U-turn will sustainably calm markets," he said.