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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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Jim Kochan, who previously headed fixed-income strategy at Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo, has actually experienced that kind of bond market.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The bond market is still pricing in over two interest-rate hikes by the European Central Bank this year, and the U.S. customer now carries a little less margin of safety than in February, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

The bond market has been bracing for higher inflation rates, along with higher gas prices, due to an oil-supply shock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The morning after his dinner with Wing Chau, Eisman woke up to his first glimpse of the bond market in the flesh, and a lot of sensationally phony baroque ceiling frescoes.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis