Stocks are risky, but bonds are safe — or so goes the stereotype. But what about bond mutual funds?

Recently, the housing market has been making headlines for making a historic recovery. New home sales, existing home sales and pending sales are all up. But so are mortgage interest rates as of this week. That's not so good, but should it make shoppers reconsider buying a home?

The value of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note is down, amid signs the U.S. economy is gathering strength. The yield is up to 2.14 percent, and 30-year mortgage rates are inching close to 4 percent, the highest in a year.

Chances are the Dow could end up with a loss for the week. But the big story may be bonds.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates to a record low of 0.5 percent. But how much stimulus can the ECB really provide?

In July, interest rates on some federal student loans are set to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent — and students are scrambling to stop the change.

With interest rates locked near zero until 6.5 percent unemployment, what's the point of meeting until then?

Marketplace Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell says there is one bright economic spot to look forward to in the coming year: the housing market.

People who save may bear a disproportionate share of the burden in our insatiable appetite for low interest rates.