With Yields Pushing Higher, Bonds Could be the Top Trade of 2025

Falling interest rates, little regulation and popularity among small Czech investors are behind the constant increase in the number of companies issuing bonds. Financing through bonds was a record for domestic companies last year and exceeded the 100 billion crown mark for the first time. Specifically, it was a fifth...

With Yields Pushing Higher, Bonds Could be the Top Trade of 2025

Bond yields moved lower last year, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s commitment to cut interest rates. Yet, even as the Fed lowered rates by a full percentage point, bond yields have ticked higher. In theory, rising bond yields are a sign of a healthy economy. That’s at odds with declining inflation and rising fears of a recession amid renewed trade wars. So, investors may want to bet that when bond yields change, it’ll be for lower yields. That me…