bonds

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Bonds benefited from scaling back of interest-rate hike expectations in the wake of high oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Bonds sold off sharply when the crisis began, on fears that it would — as the Dallas Fed warns — cause a sharp rise in inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Bonds are bonds, of course, with fixed coupons, while loans’ payouts float with interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Bonds are reflecting investors’ concerns, most recently with the tepid investor response last week to a $69 billion auction of 2-year Treasuries.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Bonds backed by floating-rate mortgages received higher ratings than bonds backed by fixed-rate ones—which was why the percentage of subprime mortgages with floating rates had risen, in the past five years, from 40 to 80.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis