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

The bond market did not need to wait.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The U.S. bond market has a warning for Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh: Tough talk on inflation isn’t enough.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The bond market had created what amounted to a double agent—a character who seemed to represent the interests of investors when he better represented the interests of Wall Street bond trading desks.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis