Stocks Aren’t Falling When Bond Yields Rise. It’s a Problem.

In the post-Covid world, the stock market is supposed to go down when bond yields go up, but recently, stocks haven’t reacted much to the bond market. Something has to give.  In roughly the past month...

Why Bonds Should Do Well In 2023

Bonds loom large. getty Bonds have had a nasty 2022, their lousiest year since the launch of what’s now known as the Bloomberg Aggregate bond index, almost a half century ago. Will bonds continue to s...

10-Year Treasury Yield vs. 10-Year Bond Yield

| Getty Images Key Takeaways Treasury Notes were recently yielding 4.2%, up from 1.5% earlier this year. Corporate bonds now yield 5.1%, up from just under 3% at the beginning of the year. Investors n...

Stocks Fall, Rates Climb Ahead Of Big Earnings Week That Includes Netflix And Tesla

Topline The stock market moved lower on Monday—extending a recent losing streak—while rates surged ahead of a big week of quarterly earnings results, with investors remaining nervous about the impact ...

Markets Are Ignoring 8.5% Inflation Spike And Watching This Number Instead

Topline The stock market moved higher on Tuesday, even after consumer prices spiked 8.5% in the 12 months ending in March, as some investors hope that inflation is showing signs of moderating, with co...

Dow Falls 400 Points As 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since January 2019

Topline Stocks fell on Monday as government bond yields surged—with the 10-year Treasury jumping above 2.7%, its highest level since January 2019—amid ongoing fears about inflation, with investors dum...

Dow Plunges 500 Points As ‘Market Anxiety’ Returns After Latest Inflation Surge

Topline The stock market plunged on Thursday after a worse-than-expected inflation reading—with consumer prices spiking 7.5% in January—raised investor concerns that the Federal Reserve could tighten ...

‘Market Anxiety’ Returns After Latest Inflation Surge, 10-Year Treasury Jumps Above 2%

Topline The stock market fell in volatile trading on Thursday after a worse than expected inflation reading—with consumer prices spiking 7.5% in January—raised investor concerns that the Federal Reser...