Despite rates holding steady, many financial experts say now is still a good time to buy bonds.

Interest rates are set in the bond market. Buyers and sellers (traders) bid for and offer bonds for sale. When a buyer and seller agree on a price, the trade is finalized. The specific price ...

Investors who own bonds or a bond fund watch to see if Treasury yields and interest rates will rise and to what extent. If rates are increasing, they may avoid bonds with longer-term maturities ...

If the tax status of muni bonds changes, the impact on regular investors and state and local governments could be significant ...

Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Interest rates typically decline during recessions as loan demand slows, bond prices rise, and the central bank eases monetary policy. During recent recessions ...

Some larger banks also offer additional relationship benefits, such as a higher interest rate, for customers who open and link both a checking and savings account. Relationship rates might also ...

means that yields (aka "rates") are effectively higher. Investor demand for bonds has waxed and waned in a narrow range recently. It has also had a tighter than normal relationship with the stock ...

Bond prices have been volatile in recent years as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to combat high inflation, but with rate cuts underway, investors may still be able to take advantage of ...