Bonds

The United States isn't exactly the economic doormat Donald Trump decries in his campaign rhetoric.

The United States isn't exactly the economic doormat Donald Trump decries in his campaign rhetoric.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dipping to their lowest level since early May.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dipping to their lowest level since early May.

Municipal bond yields dipped following the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Wednesday, recovering slightly by the end of the week.

Municipal bond yields dipped following the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Wednesday, recovering slightly by the end of the week.

Spend less time thinking of the next crash and start preparing for its inevitability.

Spend less time thinking of the next crash and start preparing for its inevitability.

Here's why investors are rolling the dice on these riskier bonds...

Here's why investors are rolling the dice on these riskier bonds...

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged lower this week.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged lower this week.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level in five weeks.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level in five weeks.

A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: IRAN Last year's nuclear deal with Tehran has removed for now the threat of a U.S.-Iranian military confrontation.

A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: IRAN Last year's nuclear deal with Tehran has removed for now the threat of a U.S.-Iranian military confrontation.

Municipal bond yields jumped in the early part of this past week, only to give back some of the gains after reports showed weakness in U.S. economic growth.

Municipal bond yields jumped in the early part of this past week, only to give back some of the gains after reports showed weakness in U.S. economic growth.

Rating agency Standard & Poor's says it has lifted Hungary's sovereign debt rating out of "junk status" after upgrading the country's growth projections.