…a bond rating agency, downgraded both Ford and General Motors bonds to junk status. That is, it sees a significant risk that the companies won’t be able to pay their…

…treasury bond over past 6 months; 45 = 4.5%, etc. Just a little while ago, bond yields were marching rapidly higher; but over the past couple of weeks they have…

…US and $1,800 of which are held by foreign individuals and institutions. What would happen if China decided to dump, say, $100 bn of US government bonds on the market…

…(but does recent evidence really support that argument?); or because the bond market is expecting an economic downturn (but why would bond market participants expect that when stock market participants…

…interest rates fall, bond prices rise. But, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Therefore, the critical question is what will happen when interest rates inevitably rise from their current,…

…above–and came to their conclusion, they would be lucky to be told to do the assignment over. *What’s the difference between a bond and a bond trader?  A bond matures….

…Is the bond currency? You decide. But both quarters and bonds (and Google shares) are units of exchange. (This is why I’m still struggling with JP Konig’s “moneyness” concept: it…

…am finding out what bond traders seem to believe. But my interest is in the effect on aggregate demand most of which is not purchases by bond traders (a large…

…formally established the OAS Trust Fund they are entirely financial instruments ‘fully guaranteed as to interest and principal by the Federal Government’ which is to say Treasury Bonds and Notes….

…long run is near. At that time, those who are short long-term bonds will be about to make fortunes as interest rates normalize and long bond prices revert to normal…