Goschens

Japanese: Goschens
Goschens

…A typical British government bond, originating from the consolidated annuities (abbreviated as Consols) that were established in 1751 by merging and refinancing nine existing bonds (see the entry on government bonds). The old Consols bore 3% interest, but in 1882 they were merged with two bonds issued in the 1840s to form the new Consols (also called Goschens) with an interest rate of 2.75% (2.5% from 1903). Since 1923, they have been redeemable with parliamentary approval, but the government saw no advantage in redeeming them at face value because of their low market value, and there was no need to refinance them because of the low interest rate, so they have continued to exist as a typical perpetual bond. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Goschens" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…イギリスの代表的な国債で,1751年に既存9公債を統合し借り換え(〈国債〉の項参照)て成立したconsolidated annuities(略称Consols)が起源である。この旧コンソルは3%利付きであったが,1882年に1840年代発行の2種の公債と統合され,2.75%(1903年からは2.5%)利付きの新コンソル(別称ゴッシェン公債Goschens)となった。それは1923年以降議会の承認で償還可能とされていたが,政府にとっては市価が安いため額面償還の利点はなく,低利率のため借換えの必要もなかったから,事実上典型的な永久公債となって存続した。…

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