Bonds

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As we look ahead to 2017 and the new set of challenges it brings, it’s helpful to look back on the hurdles we cleared this year.

As we look ahead to 2017 and the new set of challenges it brings, it’s helpful to look back on the hurdles we cleared this year.

The Justice Department has sued Barclays Bank PLC and several of its U.S. affiliates over the sale of risky mortgage-backed securities.

The Justice Department has sued Barclays Bank PLC and several of its U.S. affiliates over the sale of risky mortgage-backed securities.

Prices of U.S. government bonds pulled back Thursday after the U.S. economy was reported to have grown at a faster pace than initially reported by the government.

Prices of U.S. government bonds pulled back Thursday after the U.S. economy was reported to have grown at a faster pace than initially reported by the government.

These options act like a steady bond strategy but they're not.

These options act like a steady bond strategy but they're not.

U.S. Treasury prices fell on Tuesday as stocks gained, reducing demand for safe-haven assets, and with no new economic data to give further indications of the strength of the U.S. economy.

U.S. Treasury prices fell on Tuesday as stocks gained, reducing demand for safe-haven assets, and with no new economic data to give further indications of the strength of the U.S. economy.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills falling and rates on six-month bills ending unchanged.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills falling and rates on six-month bills ending unchanged.

Municipal bond yields hit another one-year high this week after the Federal Reserve followed through with long-expected plans to raise interest rates.

Municipal bond yields hit another one-year high this week after the Federal Reserve followed through with long-expected plans to raise interest rates.

Japan surpassed China to become the largest foreign owner of U.S. Treasury securities in October as total foreign holdings fell for a fourth month.

Japan surpassed China to become the largest foreign owner of U.S. Treasury securities in October as total foreign holdings fell for a fourth month.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed for the seventh straight week following Donald Trump's election victory, again marking new highs for the year.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed for the seventh straight week following Donald Trump's election victory, again marking new highs for the year.

The dollar hit a 14-year high and government bond yields rose broadly on Thursday, extending gains from a day earlier when the Federal Reserve hiked U.S. interest rates and signaled increases would follow at a faster pace next year.