Bonds

In a few weeks, the accounting quarter ends and then the emails and envelopes start arriving with results. For those with bonds, it might not be pretty.

Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith Moore & Company, explains what's got bond yields rising.

Stocks are risky, but bonds are safe -- or so goes the stereotype. But what about bond mutual funds?

The value of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note is down, amid signs the U.S. economy is gathering strength. The yield is up to 2.14 percent, and 30-year mortgage rates are inching close to 4 percent, the highest in a year.

Chances are the Dow could end up with a loss for the week. But the big story may be bonds.

Emigrants are estimated to have $400 billion in savings, and some are investing the money at home.

The value of the Japanese yen fell to its lowest level in four years after a huge monetary stimulus package was unveiled last week, and the effects of the stimulus are starting to be felt far away from Japan.

Japan is fed up with deflation and a sluggish economy, and its central bank is getting aggressive. Today, the Bank of Japan launched a sweeping bond-buying program to pump money into the economy.