(Bloomberg) — There are encouraging signs that next year will be a better one for bond investors following brutal losses in 2022. After being smashed for much of this year by runaway inflation and breakneck interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, positive returns are making a comeback in Treasuries and the market is poised for […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — As the bond market limps toward 2023, it faces the prospect of a final bout of chaos, exacerbated by dwindling trading volume typical during the last weeks of the year. The most punishing time period on record for investors in US government bonds has also been one of the most volatile, with frequent […]
Read MoreThe current high inflation environment is often compared to the 1970s. But perhaps a more apt comparison would be to the 1870s. According to Bank of America, government bonds are on track for their worst year since 1865, the year the U.S. Civil War ended. Meanwhile, the stock market, when adjusted for inflation, is on […]
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