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 central bank is scheduled to conduct outright purchases across several sectors of Japan’s government bond market, including 1-3 year, 10-25 year and inflation-linked bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He points out that energy stocks have “virtually retraced their wartime gains,” and adds that “even the bond market is back on an even keel after yesterday’s rally.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

“In short, the bond market is pricing in 1 to 2 fewer rate cuts over the next couple of years than before the crisis started,” said Carson Group’s global macro strategist Sonu Varghese.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The BOJ is scheduled to make outright purchases of four sectors of Japan’s government bond market on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

This last question kept popping up: How could a stock picker be losing so much on this one quixotic bond market bet?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis