bond market

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

The bond market is challenging new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, with 10-year Treasury yields showing the steepest gap with the S&P 500 since 1999.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“There’s a little bit of a disconnect at the moment between the bond market and the equity market,” said Don Calcagni, the chief investment officer at Mercer Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Following an early close on Friday, the bond market will remain closed for the holiday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Inflation’s rebound has also sparked woes in the bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Bond market investors, like bond market traders, viscerally resisted any trade that they had to pay money to be in, and instinctively sought out trades that paid them just for showing up in the morning.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis