The S&P 500 on Friday clinched its eighth straight weekly gain, the index’s longest winning streak since 2023. The reasons might sound familiar: strong corporate earnings and AI enthusiasm as investors look past concerns about the war with Iran.

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Rising oil prices are driving up bond yields, making borrowing more expensive. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is nearing a critical 4.5% threshold, and developments in Iran could push it over the line. The Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates steady ...

There are a few possible reasons for this, and one of them makes me hesitate to recommend any fund that invests primarily in bonds. The first reason is that markets are forward-looking, and as such, bond prices tend to be bid up in advance of an interest ...

An uncertain outlook for inflation and interest rates could drive yields higher next year, weighing on bond prices The U.S. bond market is on track to wrap up 2025 with the highest return in five years. Bonds are poised to end 2025 with their best ...

Fixed-income investments have become attractive again thanks to their higher yields.

A jump in Treasury yields rattled the bond market this week, but the volatility comes with a silver lining for income-seeking investors.

Stubborn inflationary pressures are a legacy of the 2020 global pandemic. Artificially low-interest rates and government stimulus planted inflationary seeds, causing prices and debt levels to rise dramatically. While inflation indicators fell below 3% in ...

Bonds were weaker to start the day with oil prices moving sharply higher after last night's Trump speech. But a few hours into the trading session, the move was completely erased and reversed after some fairly simple headlines regarding Iran/Oman working ...