Bond markets in Europe are taking a beating, and it is affecting the more stable countries in the eurozone, from Finland to Austria.

With ongoing fears of contagion in Europe, the bond market in the eurozone has hit trouble this week.

A surprise from China today — the country said it bought more goods from around the world than it sold. It's called a trade deficit. And China…

A Whiteboard watcher wrote in this week, saying she watched the Whiteboard video on the Fed buying bonds (Uncle Ben Goes Shopping), but still wasn…

This final note today, what you might call an addendum to the numbers. For all the talk about quantitative easing there's been — yes, here and…

Today we learned about the U.S. Treasury, who for the first time ever is selling bonds with a negative rate of return. Translations? The investors…

Question: If I am concerned about the possibility of inflation, which alternative to choose; TIPS, I-Bonds, or Floating Rate Notes? I am not an…

Question: I retired early and am over 55. I plan to keep enough money in my 401k to meet my needs until I'm 591/2. To take advantage of things…

Question: With our 401(k) and 403(b) accounts having seriously tanked during October, we're becoming more intrigued with TIPS. But we don't really…