Bonds

U.S. companies can now unload their debt at the lowest rates so far this year.

Mortgage rates move in parallel with the 10-year Treasury yield, which fell last week after signs of a weaker economy.

Fixed-income strategists say to stick with five-to-seven-year maturities and add a yield boost with private credit, agency mortgages, or high-yield municipal bonds.

Retirees should consider locking in higher yields on cash and bonds while they still can.

Actively managed bond funds are having a terrible year.

The market has seen five consecutive strong 10-year auctions, but Wednesday’s $42 billion sale of 10-year debt saw weak demand.

The government is choosing to fund itself with short-term debt while long-term rates remain high.

It paints a grim picture of longer-term government bonds for this recent period.

The bond market looks like its ready to break out of vacation mode.

Shorter-dated Treasuries saw the biggest decline in yields Friday.

Treasury yield declines can signal whether the Fed will cut interest rates. But where they land after a cut is another story.

Mortgage rates are based more on forward-looking economic and monetary expectations than Fed decisions.

It plans to continue selling the same amount of longer-term U.S. debt in the current quarter as it has for the past five quarters

Lower average effective tariffs mean U.S. businesses might pay less for imports.

There are about $10.5 billion of biotech convertibles outstanding, roughly 3% of the $305 billion market, according to BofA Securities. 

Traders believes that Trump’s campaign against the Fed could steepen the yield curve, and they are betting on a widening spread between short- and long-duration Treasuries.

Younger voters in Japan are looking for cuts in taxes that they see being funneled to seniors.

If the current ruling party loses its majority, the country’s waters could become uncharted at a critical time.

The president wants to reduce the trillion-dollar interest cost of the government. To do so he needs the Fed to slash rates, Treasury to hike T-bill issuance, and stablecoins to boost demand.

The dollar index has rallied 2% this month and could find further support, an ING strategist says. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on retail sales, bond vigilantes, money supply, and microcap stocks.

It’s a good time to consider active funds with flexible mandates to play offense and defense amid uncertainty about the macroeconomic environment.

Warning signs abound following a mega-rally off the April lows.

A mix of stocks and bonds is typically a smart asset-allocation move. But the strategy has lagged behind the market in the past few years.

Wall Street is being perhaps too glib about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The department is issuing billions of short-term debt. Wall Street is watching to see if it trips up the funding market.