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October 6, 2014

Why bond market is more fragile than you think

  • More than retirement accounts are at risk. A small fall in prices could lead to losses that reverberate throughout the financial system.
    • By BERNARD CONDON
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — A bottleneck is building in the global market for bonds.

    Main Street investors have poured a trillion dollars into bonds since the financial crisis, and helped send prices soaring. As fund managers and regulators fret about an inevitable sell-off, the bigger fear is that when people go to unload, there won't be anyone to buy.


     
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