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

That’s not to say risks aren’t hovering: this year’s surge in precious metals prices reflects currency debasement, government debt and inflation concerns that aren’t being checked in the bond market.

From Barron's

Inflation remained and remains above the 2% target that the Fed has been aiming for and on which the global bond market is relying.

From MarketWatch

The rates on longer-term loans, meanwhile, are set by the independent bond market and are heavily — heavily — influenced by expectations of future inflation.

From MarketWatch

The bond market could have volatile moments early in the new year, but strategists expect yields to stay pretty much in the range they have been in during 2025 barring an economic shock or major geopolitical event.

From Barron's

The bond market had its nervous periods in 2025.

From Barron's