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It's a big week for the US Federal Reserve – and for markets
Analysis The US central bank says it’s not worried about inflation and expects interest rates to stay low for a long time. The trouble is, the market doesn’t believe that. John Stepek looks at where things could go from here.
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What is “yield curve control” and why is it coming to a central bank near you?
Analysis Central banks around the world are determined not to let interest rates go up too quickly or by too much – a practice known as “yield curve control”. John Stepek explains why it’s happening, and what it means for you.
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Are we heading for another bond market tantrum?
Analysis The last time the US central bank tried tightening the purse strings, the bond markets threw a tantrum. With yields now rising, could we be about to see the same thing happen again? John Stepek explains what’s going on.
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Will higher bond yields sink equities?
News Bond yields have been ticking back up since the autumn, with the benchmark US ten-year bond now above 1.2%. That could tempt investors away from shares.
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Why would you pay anyone for the privilege of lending them money?
Sponsored In the latest in his series on fixed income investing, David Stevenson explains what’s driving the trend towards negative-yielding government bonds – on which you are guaranteed to lose money.
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How will we repay our vast debt pile? Do we even need to?
Sponsored In his recent articles looking at different aspects of the fixed-income investing world, David Stevenson looked at inflation. Today he looks at a closely related concept – government debt.
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Why would anyone ever buy a 100-year bond?
Sponsored Earlier this year, the Austrian government placed a €2bn bond issue with a yield of 0.88% – for 100 years. David Stevenson asks why any investor would lend their money to a government for a century.
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Is the bond market wrong about inflation?
News The bond rally suggests that markets are sanguine about inflation, but the gold rally suggests inflation is a real threat.
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Gilt yields head below zero
News Yields on gilts – UK government bonds – have gone negative, meaning investors are paying the Treasury to borrow money from them.
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