Five Reasons Why Investors are Selling Government Bonds

Bonds are buckling around the world, propelling borrowing costs to multi-year highs. Ruth Carson explains why.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • 18 hours ago

Extended Oil Shock Spells Higher, Sticky Inflation

The amount of inflation priced into 10-year Treasury yields is a little hard to square with what the market is saying about price rises in the near term. Either inflation is going to be high for a long time, and this is something that has changed in the past week or two, or 10-year yields have gone a little too far.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • 15 hours ago

AI Debt Now 15% of Corporate Bond Market, Creating New Concentration Risk

A new concentration risk is building inside the corporate bond market, and it mirrors what investors are already experiencing with the Magnificent Seven in the S&P 500 index.

24/7 Wall Street • May 18, 2026

Is the 2-Year Treasury at 4.09% Why Bitcoin (BTC) Can't Break Out?

Bitcoin's ( CRYPTO: BTC ) latest rally attempt is running into an unexpected wall; the U.S.

24/7 Wall Street • May 16, 2026

Yields surge to May 2025 highs as oil prices and inflation data rattle markets

Longer-dated Treasury yields climbed to their highest levels since May 2025 ​on Friday, as a spike in oil prices ​stoked fears that ongoing energy disruptions in the Middle ⁠East could further fuel inflation — which data this week ​showed had already surged in April.

Reuters • May 15, 2026

Oil Prices Pressure Bonds: Markets Snapshot

Back-to-back inflation reports out of the US along with heightened energy prices and mounting political uncertainty have seen investors flee global bond markets as benchmark interest rates to the highest levels in nearly a year. The Opening Trade spoke with leading market voices and economists for their analysis.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • May 15, 2026

Bonds at 7 percent could beat the stock market. Here's when to make the switch.

Every investor eventually faces the same question: when does the certainty of a bond beat the upside of a stock?

24/7 Wall Street • May 13, 2026

Will 2026 be a Year of Muni Bond ETFs?

Muni bond ETFs may shine in 2026 as attractive yields, solid credit quality and easing policy risks boost investor appeal.

Zacks Investment Research • May 13, 2026

Are Municipal Bonds Primed for a Summer Rebound?

March's bout of geopolitical volatility affected investment approaches of all kinds, and municipal bonds were unfortunately no different. As just one example, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index fell more than 2% on the month, as the fixed income asset struggled to retain its safe haven reputation.

ETF Trends • May 12, 2026

Powell Stays

Key Takeaways The April FOMC meeting's four dissents and resistance to maintaining an easing bias signal a higher bar for rate cuts under incoming Chair Warsh, suggesting investors may favor Treasury floating-rate strategies to navigate a prolonged “higher-for-longer” environment.

ETF Trends • May 10, 2026