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What is the purpose of bonds?

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Allspring High Yield Bond Fund trailed its benchmark in Q4 2025 amid a resilient economy and Fed easing. Read the full ...

State and local governments issued nearly $500 billion in bonds in 2024, then broke that record in 2025. The money is mostly funding infrastructure repair, expansion and new projects. Some bonds help ...

US stocks and bonds fell, oil prices rose and gold had its worst week in four decades as the Iran war continues to ripple through financial markets. The Russell 2000, an index of smaller companies ...

Asian government bonds sold off Tuesday as the Middle East conflict stoked fears of rising inflation driven by higher oil prices, which could lead to a faster pace of interest-rate increases by ...

Investors reacted to the third day of the Iran conflict by dumping U.S. government bonds as oil prices spiked and Middle East hostilities stoked fears of an inflation resurgence. Rapidly rising bond ...

Spreading investments across asset classes can reduce risk and smooth returns. The classic diversification between stocks and bonds worked historically because they moved in opposite directions. When ...

China instructed its banks to reduce US debt holdings, citing volatility and concentration risk. Economists debate the economic and geopolitical motives behind China's decision. Some commentators ...

Ultra-long corporate bonds feel novel even though dozens of companies, from Coca-Cola and Chrysler to JC Penney, have issued them. Here’s how their stocks have fared after century bonds came to market ...