The recent escalation between Israel and Iran has raised serious concerns across global markets. The possibility of deeper ...

It’s not just consumers who feel the impact. Businesses also rely on borrowing to fund their operations and expansion plans.

Central banks sense that their once-bloated balance sheets are closing in on the fabled 'steady state', meaning they can ...

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Short-term bond ETFs can help investors earn modest monthly income while protecting against rising interest rates.

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In fact, the long end of pretty much every major bond market is getting caned in a broad-based duration crash. Japan bulls will point out that the last few weeks are not a repudiation of Japan Inc ...

"A bond’s duration tells us what percentage a bond’s price will fall if bond yields rise 1%," DeCandia says. For example, a bond with a duration of 5 would fall by 5% if yields rise by 1%.

The best bond funds provide investors with income and stability – and are worthy additions to any well-balanced portfolios.

A sell-off in Germany’s 10-year debt in recent weeks has seen its yield trade above the rate for euro interest rate swaps of the same duration for the first time, a key market indicator that is ...

Long-duration funds are highly sensitive to interest rate changes. Individuals who can tolerate short-term volatility and hold the bonds for a long time should invest in these.

Traditional bond ETFs maintain a fairly consistent duration, which does not change much over time. That’s true whether you own the ETFs for a year or a decade, Mr. Hoffman says.