Bond Duration Explained: Why Yields Move Bond Prices
Bond duration measures how much a bond’s price moves when yields change. Here’s the math, a worked example, and why long Treasuries got crushed in 2026.
Bond duration measures how much a bond’s price moves when yields change. Here’s the math, a worked example, and why long Treasuries got crushed in 2026.
How the U.S. Treasury actually raises money: single-price auctions, competitive vs noncompetitive bids, primary dealers, and what tails reveal.
Understand the yield curve, what causes inversions, and why they have preceded every U.S. recession since 1955. Includes today’s snapshot.
The US must roll over ~$10 trillion in Treasury debt in 2026 at yields far higher than original issue. What auction data and foreign holder trends reveal.
The IMF says runaway U.S. debt is eliminating the traditional safety premium on Treasury bonds — and the implications stretch far beyond fixed income.