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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Big spending in a jittery bond market is roughly like lighting a match to check if the gas leak is real.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

This comes as the rest of the high-grade corporate bond market has held up better.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

A decision to stand pat has been made easier by the bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The purchases could provide support to the domestic bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The one Wall Street trader who had tried to persuade AIG FP to stop betting on the subprime mortgage bond market witnessed none of these internal politics.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis