Bonds

The challenges of the first half aren’t over, our 11 panelists say. Where they see opportunities for the second half of the year.

Junk issuance in the European Union smashed records in June as investors gobbled $27 billion in subinvestment grade corporate paper.

A deal with the European Union could be near, but has not been announced.

The new additions include an actively managed strategy that aims to outperform the broad Treasury market.

Stocks are up while bonds are down. They can’t both be right.

Treasury yields are up this month, and prices are down. Investors should keep an eye on issuance, tariff plans, and the Fed.

Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon famously leaned on Fed Chair Arthur Burns to keep interest rates low going into the 1972 presidential election. It didn't end well.

The bill reduces health insurance for many low-income Americans, increases the budget deficit, and cuts government support for clean-energy projects.

The bill extends the 2017 tax cuts originally passed during Trump’s first term, among other provisions. The president plans to sign it soon.

The Treasury market seems to be in a precarious equilibrium.

The Senate is racing to advance President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending legislation ahead of Republicans’ self-imposed July 4 deadline.

Barron’s has long favored dividend-paying stocks for those seeking income. But bonds now deserve a hard look because they are so attractively priced.

A fractured Fed gives the president more ammunition and further fuels the narrative that the Fed is too late in cutting rates.

Trump maintains that Iran's nuclear program has been destroyed. Oil prices stay lower.

Ed Perks, manager of the 73-year-old Franklin Income Fund, is investing equally in stocks and bonds, often from the same companies. He shares some picks.

Investment grade and Treasury bonds are seen as potential relative outperformers for the rest of 2025.

Bond investors might be worried about the wrong thing.

The U.S. strikes Iranian nuclear facilities, the president says.

With U.S. markets closed for the Juneteenth holiday, global investors were weighing up a potential escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict.

The Bank of England has been slowly reducing borrowing costs since the middle of last year, but inflation is still well above target.

In April, foreigners sold a net $40.8 billion of U.S. notes and bonds that had more than one year to maturity.

Treasury-bill ETFs are rapidly gaining in popularity and challenging money-market funds and bank deposits as a place for retail investors to park cash.

Foreign investors bought less of the supply than usual.

The president is expected to act early to choose a replacement for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

The U.S. Treasury Department is selling $22 billion worth of bonds maturing in 30 years on Thursday.