The move, a bid to make homes more affordable, would be a back-to-future moment for the two mortgage firms. Buying risky mortgage bonds helped push them to near-bankruptcy in 2008. By Matthew ...

LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Venezuela's default-hit government bonds surged on Monday after the surprise weekend seizure of President Nicolas Maduro by the U.S. fuelled hopes for one of the largest and ...

Prices on Venezuela's benchmark notes due in October 2026 have surged to about 43 cents on the dollar, more than doubling since August. Investors are betting that a faster-than-expected political ...

Travel to the U.S. is getting harder for people from even more nations, which is the last thing the U.S. travel industry wants in what should be a banner year for tourism. The Trump administration has ...

The US fixed-income markets extended their positive trajectory into 2025’s final quarter. The Morningstar US Core Bond Index, a proxy for the US-dollar-denominated investment-grade bond market, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has put 25 more countries on a list of nations whose citizens could be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for entry ...

Elizabeth Hurley rang in the new year in style. The 60-year-old "Austin Powers" actress posted photos from her 007-themed New Year's Eve party, showing her welcoming in 2026 in a barely there white ...

Bond exchange-traded funds rarely get the attention they deserve. Until recently, most have tracked indexes. They’re less volatile than stocks and often used to fine-tune a portfolio’s overall risk, ...

Contrarian investors are betting that bonds will outperform both stocks and gold in coming months. That’s because bond market-timers are highly pessimistic right now, kicking bonds out of favor. In ...

Short-term bond ETFs offer a balance of safety and modest income for conservative investors. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF is noted for low fees and a diversified bond portfolio. iShares Short-Term ...

A Belarussian lorry driver with a 'James Bond style' revolving number plate has been jailed for trying to smuggle a huge haul of cigarettes into the UK. Andreu Silivaniuk, 34, attempted to sneak an ...