Inflation Is Killing Bond Returns. What to Own Instead.
That means investors who own bonds primarily for income may want to think about riskier, higher-yielding alternatives such as ...
How do war bonds work? Their history and how to redeem them
Usually, the process involves verifying the bondholder’s identity, determining the bond’s value based on issue dates and filling out some paperwork. If a bond is lost, stolen or damaged, the Treasury ...
Fed's Powell sees a ways to go on shrinking Fed holdings
Over two days of testimony this week before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated there's no imminent ...
TIP: Inflation Up, U.S. Fiscal Stability Down
The risk with TIP is increased because it is inflation-backed. The Treasury can theoretically create money to repay debt, but ...
10-Year Auction Looks Weak
The latest 10-year note auction–the first under Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent–was soft, signaling weak appetite for buying longer-dated bonds. More than $40 billion in 10-year bonds were sold this ...
'Stagflation' could be a disaster for your 401(k)
Inflation just won't die. Forget today's headline 3% figure: That's already out of date. According to the consumer-price report published Wednesday, prices last month rose at an annualized rate of ...
Trump has a plan to lower inflation. It’s just delayed
President Donald Trump made a campaign promise to lower prices on Day One. Well, it’s Day 24, and as anyone who has gone shopping for eggs lately knows: Prices aren’t any lower than they were on ...
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Fall After Inflation Hits 3%
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before the House Financial Services Committee after an inflation report showed consumer prices rose more than expected. Follow along for live updates on ...
Refinance Rates Continue Wavering, Keeping Close to Pre-Christmas Lows
Although improved from a mid-January peak of 7.30%, 30-year refinance rates are still somewhat elevated after plunging in ...
Why 10-Year Yields Are on the Treasury Secretary’s Mind
Financial news is always awash in numbers, but there’s one figure that’s almost always more important than anything else: the ...
Bessent’s First 10-Year Treasury Auction
The bond market is readying for a 10-year note auction, the first under new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The Treasury will sell $42 billion in 10-year notes. The 10-year is important because its ...
Bond ETFs are selling off after inflation rises more than forecast
Exchange-traded funds that hold U.S. bonds were under pressure on Wednesday morning, after fresh data showed inflation rose more than forecast in January. The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF was ...