If you are trying to figure out whether now is the time to buy bonds, watch the White House more than the Federal Reserve.

Fixed-income analysts and central bankers care about what’s driving the Treasury bond yield, and it’s something called the ...

These illustrated market experiences are quite different than what most folks believe happens when the Fed lowers rates.

In the U.S., it's partly due to expectations of a stronger, more inflationary future economy with bigger budget deficits.