The Office for National Statistics (ONS) delayed the release of its monthly retail sales figures last week. This is the latest in a series of issues, with the reliability of its data being called into question, fuelling growing concerns that key economic sources are not dependable - a massive problem in every sense but an especially large headache for the bond market.
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