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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The bond market could not be clearer about this.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026

That in turn is hitting the bond market, raising borrowing costs including for mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The recent selloff in the bond market has pushed the yield on 10-year U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Bank of America argues that equity markets can withstand more severe bond market shocks than those witnessed so far in 2026 and that volatility may be better guide to risk than Treasury yields at present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Eventually they figured out that language served a different purpose inside the bond market than it did in the outside world.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis