Bonds

Canada and Denmark still have a top credit rating. Apple and Microsoft do, too.

The credit downgrades follows its decision to remove the AAA rating from te United States.

Dividend stocks have underperformed the S&P 500 in the past month as investors once again embrace risk.

The U.S. and China agreed to ratchet down reciprocal tariffs for three months. These bond funds stand to benefit.

The so-called “permanent” portfolio could provide an alternative.

Treasury markets haven’t yet recovered their losses from April’s tariff shock remain.

A variety of fixed-income instruments—from Treasuries to bank certificates of deposit to multiyear guaranteed annuities—carry juicy yields.

An unusual decoupling of markets has continued alongside tariff negotiations.

Investors who ignored April’s market volatility came out OK in the end.

Investors are still demanding higher yields to hold corporate debt.

Nearly 60% say the stock market is overvalued, according to Barron’s latest Big Money poll of professional investors.

Rick Rieder of BlackRock has been favoring higher-quality credit and shorter maturities. The allure of 5% mortgage securities.

The trade war has dealt the bond market an unexpected blow. Investment advisors share how they are tweaking fixed-income portfolios.

Republicans have said they will cut taxes, reduce the deficit, and leave entitlement programs largely untouched. Keep your eye on the debt.

Interest payments are among the fastest-growing portions of the deficit and are at a record level, exceeding spending on both Medicare and the military.

Many long-term munis now look like bargains. How to get tax-equivalent yields of up to 8%.

The group bought 22% more debt in the Treasury auctions in the first half of April compared with the first half of March.

Fixed income funds saw big outflows for the second straight week, data show.

From junk bonds to munis to mortgage securities, yields are elevated and prices depressed. Ten funds to consider.

New data detail the exodus from some U.S. assets.

The difference between the yield on a 30-year bond and a 2-year note reached 1.015 percentage points at the Thursday close.

An unusual dynamic has led some to worry that U.S. investments are losing their appeal as a global safe haven.

The recent rise in interest rates boosts the annual payment to 4.8%.

Balanced portfolios are supposed to help conservative investors grow their assets over time while smoothing some of the stock market’s volatility.

President Trump’s tariff policy has set off a wave of selling in the stock and bond markets. These savvy investors are buying, too.