Defeased securities are debt instruments backed by cash or low-risk assets, neutralizing their impact on the issuer's balance ...

Refunded bonds secure investor principal by holding the cash amount aside via the original issuer, providing low-risk ...

Treasury bonds are low-risk loans to the U.S. government, typically paying out interest on a regular schedule. Like all bonds, they're still subject to interest rate risk: If rates rise, bond values ...

The 10-year Treasury yield rose following a less-than-stellar $42 billion auction of new securities by the Treasury Department. The benchmark 10-year note yield was up more than 2 basis points to 4.22 ...

Treasury securities trends are often a strong indicator of how investors think the Fed will steer the economy. And by that measure, the markets are expecting falling interest rates and decent growth.

Prices typically peak in the late fall and bottom out in the spring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rattled the bond market, but investors have a reason to be optimistic. Positive year-end ...

VGIT and IEI both target intermediate-term Treasuries, and they deliver stability in different ways. This piece breaks down how each fund manages maturity, yield, and risk so you can choose the ...