Discover the semi-annual bond basis (SABB), which lets investors compare bond yields with different payment schedules, standardizing evaluations for informed decisions.

These concerns arise in the context of a Treasury market that has grown dramatically. The ratio of publicly held federal debt to GDP is now about 100 percent, and given the current US fiscal stance, ...

U.S. Treasury yields inched lower Monday as investors look ahead to key inflation data due this week which will offer fresh insights about the state of the U.S. economy. The 10-year Treasury yield was ...

Prices typically peak in the late fall and bottom out in the spring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rattled the bond market, but investors have a reason to be optimistic. Positive year-end ...

A wild card option, embedded in certain Treasury securities, allows sellers to delay delivery of the asset after trading ...

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after the latest job openings data came in lighter than expected. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was down 8 basis points to 4.891%. The yield on the ...

I recently interviewed my colleague Eric Jacobson for Morningstar’s The Long View podcast. Among other things, we talked about his research into active fixed-income investing, summarized in this ...

Both Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF aim to steady a portfolio. This article looks at where that stability comes from, and why the difference shows up when ...

Treasury ETFs and total bond market ETFs can serve two very different purposes within a portfolio. Treasuries can act as more of a pure risk-off hedge. Total bond market funds may serve better as part ...

Treasury bond buybacks are fueling stock market gains by increasing liquidity, but this masks deeper fiscal risks as US debt and interest costs soar. Global de-dollarization, credit downgrades, and ...