Bonds


Vanguard Expands Active Bond ETF Lineup. Here’s What to Know.

The asset manager has been leaning into active management in fixed income to meet shifting investor and advisor demand.

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The 10-Year Auction and Inflation Data Could Jolt the Bond Market

Bond yields and prices have been in a holding pattern in recent days. That could change.

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Politics-Based Investing Sounds Smart. But These Strategies Work Better.

Investors should pay attention to where the government is spending our tax dollars, but that doesn’t mean chasing returns based on political movements.

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Investment Pros: Here’s How We’re Navigating Trump 2.0

Investment advisors weigh in with the market moves they are making in the trade-war era.

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Bonds Are Headed for a Long Reckoning With Global Spending

It may be less like a crack and more like a slowly leaking balloon.

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ECB Cuts Interest Rates. It’s Way Ahead of the Fed.

The ECB cut interest rates for the eighth consecutive meeting.

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U.S. Employers Are Shedding Jobs as DOGE Cuts Deep

Wall Street is focused on jobs data this week, which haven’t been good.

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Bond ETFs to Buy in a World of Trump-Induced Volatility

There are plenty of relatively safe options for income despite all of the recent turmoil. 

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Bond Yields Keep Climbing. Governments Can Bring Them Down.

Rising bond yields could be a problem for countries looking to spend more and lower taxes. President Donald Trump will need to take note.

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Trump’s Tax Bill Heads to the Senate. The Bond Vigilantes Are Waiting.

GOP senators have changes they want to make to the House version. Medicaid and SALT are in the crosshairs.

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Japan Bond Auction Hit by Weak Demand. What It Means for U.S. Treasury Yields.

Japan’s government held an auction for 40-year notes Wednesday that showed the weakest demand in almost a year, which pushed yields on other Japanese government bonds higher.

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Stocks Behave Like Tariff Threat Is Over. Dollar and Bonds Say Otherwise.

Salesforce wades back into dealmaking, Southwest drops free checked bags, Trump Media to buy Bitcoin, and more news to start your day.

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Higher Long-Term Bond Yields Go Global. How to Profit.

A breakout from a 21-year base would signify the start of a new long-term cycle of much higher Treasury bond yields.

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This Vanguard Bond Fund Is Taking Some Calculated Risks

Corporate bonds, securitized debt, and foreign bonds are among the $13.8 billion Vanguard Core Bond fund’s recent buys.

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The Bond Market Is Putting a Spotlight on Japan. Trouble Ahead.

Tariffs have Japanese bonds quaking, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

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U.S. Treasuries Might Be Wildly Undervalued. Here’s an Example.

Plenty of cynics focused on the government bonds’ levels and the impact of U.S. fiscal profligacy this week.

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Bitcoin, Bills, Brutal Bond Moves. Why That’s a Warning for the Stock Market.

Apple iPhone designer joins OpenAI, Bitcoin surges above $110,000 to fresh highs, and more news to start your day.

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3 Bond Market Moves to Make as Yields Spike

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond surged above 5%, one of its highest levels since 2023.

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Tax Bill Latest: Blue States Could Get a SALT Break as Deal Nears

If the bill comes to the floor this week, Republicans only have a narrow majority and some are objecting to the funding gaps that remain.

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Global Bond Rout Worsens as 30-Year Yield Surges Past 5%. Government Debt Isn’t a Place to Hide.

The 30-year U.S. Treasury bond yield has breached 5% level.

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The 10-Year Yield Is Surging. That’s a Problem for the Stocks. 

The level is about where buyers have come in to drive the price higher and yield lower. If they don’t show up, something is about to change.

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The Bond Market Has Worries but It Isn’t Freaking Out

Fiscal worries are intensifying as a Republican Congress marches toward a new tax bill that could add $3.3 trillion to the deficit.

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Apple or America? The iPhone Maker Now Has a Better Credit Rating Than the U.S.

Moody’s still has a perfect Aaa rating on Apple’s bonds. Yields for long-term Apple debt are higher than the 10-Year Treasury as well.

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Bond Buyer’s Strike in Japan Could Cast a Long Shadow on Treasury Market

Japan had one of the worst bond auctions in more than a decade after the prime minister described the country’s finances as worse than Greece’s.

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Dividend Stocks to Buy as Bond Prices Drop. Why Yields Aren’t the Only Point to Watch.

Focus on dividend growth instead of higher yields. Cyclical companies like Exxon Mobil and tech leaders may be better income plays.

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