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Prime funds' loss is govies' gainbut investors do have other options.
September's decision to leave rates unchanged was a close call.
Bank sold $3 billion of bonds last week at 300 bps above benchmark rates, up from the 143-bp spread it saw last year.
Some companies faced with higher energy, import costs caused by the fall in sterling.
Money fund reforms triggered a big migration out of prime funds into government funds.