Bond markets have the leaders of Europe’s biggest economies running scared.

History shows us the gradual but permanent collapse of sterling as the world’s pre-eminent currency during the 1920s – a ...

Since the Federal Reserve started cutting its policy interest-rate target in September 2024, yields on long-dated Treasury notes and bonds have traded stubbornly higher. As 2026 approaches, investors ...

The investor known as the “bond king” is warning that most financial assets are “overvalued” and urging investors to diversify away from U.S. markets and set aside more cash. “You talk about 60/40.

Market-timers hate bonds - it's time to consider buying them Contrarian investors are betting that bonds will outperform both stocks and gold in coming months. That's because bond market-timers are ...

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Trump puts housing market in focus Mortgage lenders, homebuilders, credit scorers and REITs jump Housing affordability key political issue Analysts say move could narrow mortgage spreads Jan 9 ...

President Donald Trump just launched his latest salvo in his battle against high mortgage rates to make home buying more affordable.

President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to push down mortgage rates and improve affordability for prospective homebuyers, but experts say the costly proposal would have only a marginal impact on ...

Shares in mortgage lenders jumped after President Donald Trump instructed "representatives" to purchase mortgage bonds. Trump said he aimed to bring down rates and monthly payments. Shares in mortgage ...

The recent suggestion by President Donald Trump that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy mortgage bonds in order to lower the cost of home loans is unlikely to help average Americans struggling to afford ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac quietly increased their purchases of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in 2025, helping push mortgage spreads lower toward the year’s end. Most analysts, however, were not ...