Yields Rise, Curve Steepens to Start Year U.S. Treasury yields rose in January, with the worst case scenario for the “Fiscal Cliff” avoided and economic data continuing to point to broad-based, moderate growth. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 23 bps to 1.99%, and the yield curve steepened as short…
Bond -fund investors need to focus on duration, credit quality, and relative yields to better understand how much risk they're taking on, says Morningstar's Eric Jacobson.
The outlook forbonds is just as cloudy as ever, but Morningstar's Miriam Sjoblom and Marta Norton offer helpful tipsfor setting the right expectations and creating a game plan in today's challenging bond market.
Core, corporate, and short-duration bond funds continue to be popular as investors seek safer streams of income, but Morningstar's Eric Jacobson is concerned about the longer-term risks.