bond market

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1. The market in which bonds are traded before their maturity. If interest rates decline after a bond has been issued, the value of bonds already issued with higher rates of interest will rise, and hence the bond market is said to be “up.” A rise in interest rates will lower the value of bonds issued with lower rates of interest and send the bond market “down.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has several ways he could try to impose his will on the bond market and bring down borrowing costs, including his plans to buy back more long-dated bonds starting in September.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stepped in last week in an attempt to calm the bond market by announcing bigger buybacks of long-dated U.S. government debt starting next month.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent maneuvers in the bond market have come in for some searing criticism from illustrious investor Stanley Druckenmiller — his long-time ally and mentor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Either we restructure the promises deliberately, on our terms, protecting those who most need them, or the bond market restructures them for us, all at once, on its terms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Home mortgage loans could find their way to the bond market investors willing to pay the most for them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis