How do you do? http://xxxnx.fun/palcomix/ palcomix The outlook for annuities for the rest of this year has soured. Gilt yields have eased off – and on October 1 the benchmark yield was 3.09pc. At the moment it does not seem likely that annuity rates will continue increasing in the run to Christmas, especially as the Bank of England seems to want to keep rates low for the foreseeable future. It is too early to know what effect the financial shut down in the US will have on UK bond yields so it will be important to watch events in America.