When professional investors discuss the credit market, a term that often arises is duration, which is used to measure the sensitivity of a bond’s trading price to changes in interest rates ...
Bond convexity measures price sensitivity to interest rate changes in the secondary market. Positive convexity increases bond value as interest rates fall; negative does the opposite. Understanding ...
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF offers easy access to long-duration U.S. government bonds, providing diversification and a historically strong credit profile for income-focused investors.
After raising short-term interest rates since March 2022, the Federal Reserve has started easing monetary policy with a 50-basis-point rate cut in September 2024 and a 25-basis-point rate cut on Nov.