Many issuers had been waiting for a clearing before proceeding with postponed bonds—and last week was their chance Fund flows are a health metric for an asset class. Sharp reversals…

The Bank of Japan's nonchalant approach towards recent volatility in the government bond market has left investors feeling let down, but a look at historical yields could tell you just why the central ...

The ECB will not resort to "higher inflation rates" to resolve the euro zone debt crisis and will only "intervene" in the bond markets to ensure the solvency of a country, the central ...

After three weeks of heavy selling in Japan's equity market, not to mention volatility in government bonds, a degree of stability is now expected to return with stronger-than-expected economic data helping ...

It's a question of when, not if, Japan's large institutional investors will reallocate funds from government bonds into riskier assets including domestic equities, said Shogo Fujita, chief Japan bond strategist ...

Junk bond issuance is at record highs this year - and thus at the greatest danger should yields start rising. Companies around the world have issued $254 billion in high-yield debt this year.

The volatility in the Japanese government debt market has unnerved investors in domestic banks, with some of the country's biggest banks alone holding an estimated 40 trillion yen ($390 billion) worth ...

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Rick Ferri, founder of Portfolio Solutions, an investment advisory firm with $1.2 billion in assets, isn’t buying the bonds-suck meme that has recently become fresh meat as both Pimco’s Bill Gross and ...

Reports that China may step up the diversification of its huge foreign exchange reserves is not great news for U.S. Treasurys, already under pressure from talk about an easing in the Federal Reserve's ...

In addition to a sliding yen and soaring stock market, Japan's radical monetary policies are having one more side effect that policymakers may not have bargained for: they've created the most volatile ...

It is only a question of time before the Fed has to respond to the steepening yield curve. In the meantime, bond market vigilantes have already forced a de facto policy shift to tighter credit conditions, ...

Declining bond yields and rising stock prices are telling two different stories, only this time it's possible that both may be right.

So much for all the talk about a 'great rotation' out of bond markets into equities this year, analysts now say the best strategy may be to keep hold of both types of assets given mixed signals for the ...

The Bank of Japan's recent radical shift in monetary policy that targets an inflation rate of 2 percent in the next two years could back fire and spark a crisis in the country's bond market, according ...

There are great expectations that Japanese companies flooded with liquidity will pour some of it into foreign bond markets, but latest capital flow data published on Thursday tell a different story.

Even if you waited till the last minute to file your taxes, if you're entitled to a refund you can still purchase savings bonds that earn more than a savings account at your bank or credit union. Even ...

The world's biggest bond fund manager Bill Gross has had a change of heart on Treasurys, raising allocations to U.S.government bonds, as the fund seeks to pre-empt an increase in buying from Japanese investors....

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Thursday embarked on an aggressive monetary policy to end years of deflation in the world's third largest economy, saying it would double its government bond holdings in two ...

Despite talk of the so-called "great rotation" out of bonds and into equities, activity in the high yield debt market has been robust, with issuances climbing to a quarterly record high in the ...

The central bank's cheap-money policies have allowed borderline companies to get low-cost financing thanks to investors who are thirsting for yield and buying risky bonds as the Fed keeps its target funds ...

Poland's bond market, which saw record inflows last year, is no longer appealing, according to Bartosz Pawlowski, head of central and eastern Europe strategy at BNP Paribas.

While going long the stock market has been a great trade so far, betting that the bond market would suffer as a result could be the worst.

High-yielding risky bonds continue to perform well, and the asset class is set to be among the best performing of 2013, according to Swiss bank Sarasin.

The money pouring into the stock market does not seem to be occurring at the expense of fixed-income, bond dealer Bill Gross told CNBC.

Adding to a rising chorus of analysts warning of a potential bond market crash in 2013, is David Roche, president of Independent Strategy, who says safe-haven government debt is the most "dangerous" ...

A fall in euro zone government bond yields, rallying regional equity markets and a stronger euro suggest that six months after Mario Draghi pledged to save the euro zone from collapse, the European Central ...

Brighter economic prospects, diminishing fears about a U.S. fiscal crisis and the idea that the beginning of the end is in sight for a period of ultra-easy monetary policy have sent government bond yields ...

Debate over potential fixes for the "fiscal cliff" has thrown the municipal bond market into turmoil, but the selling may now be overdone, Alexandra Lebenthal, CEO of Lebenthal & Co., told CNBC....

U.S. stocks look cheap relative to the "rich" bond market, but the cost of no fiscal cliff deal in Washington could send equities down three percent, Appaloosa Management Founder David Tepper ...

With no end in sight for the Federal Reserve's fixation on low interest rates, a likely scramble for yield has intensified worries about dangers ahead for junk-bond investors.

Investors are barreling into muni bonds, driving yields to record lows and hoping for a safe hiding place at a time when taxes are almost certain to rise.

After a year in which junk bonds were anything but junky, the outlook for high-yield fixed income is about to get murkier.

The bond market is closed Monday for Veteran's Day but as the week goes on, traders will be watching how Sandy soaked the economy, the "fiscal cliff" slugout and a speech by Bernanke.

Debt-crippled euro zone countries could see the yields on their sovereign bonds fall dramatically if they used their gold reserves as collateral for that debt issuance, according to Sylvester Eijffinger, ...

It may not take much, even amid signs that risk aversion is abating, for U.S. Treasury yields-which have been low for so long now-to spike higher, some analysts say.

A promised plan to restore long-term confidence in the euro boosted stocks and other risky assets Monday.The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 150 points, led by banks. Italian bond yields dropped sharply ...