U.S. government bonds may be protect against default, but there are risks. July 26, 2012 — -- Investors throughout the world have been fleeing the gyrating stock market for the perceived safety ...

Buying bonds can help diversify your assets and produce consistent income. Bonds can be owned directly from the issuer or indirectly through a mutual fund or ETF. Different types of bonds provide ...

Considering investing in the bond market? Explore the potential risks, including interest rate, reinvestment, call, default, and inflation risks.

These are the sorts of worries that might lead you to inflation-linked bonds (or “linkers”), which offer payments that rise ...

— -- Q: Is investing in bonds by buying bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds as safe as buying them directly from the issuer, such as the U.S. government? A: You can get the best ...

The longest-term Treasurys are down about two-thirds from their peak. Is that cheap enough? The bears are in control of the bond market. During the great bond bubble of the past decade, many Wall ...

While the masses are focused on the potential resolution and what will happen if we do not see one, there is a more immediate problem: no one is buying bonds. The bond market demands a higher risk ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is considering buying back some super-long government bonds issued in the past at low interest rates, two sources with direct knowledge of the plan said on Monday, underscoring ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The normally sedate Japanese government bond (JGB) market has attracted global attention in recent weeks as a surge in yields sounded warnings for deeply indebted governments. Yields ...