U.S. Treasuries: A Return-Free Investment?

August 27, 2012 at 11:30 AM EDT

A recent Bloomberg story called it “the biggest sell-off in Treasuries since 2010.” That’s how the story characterized the recent and rapid backup in U.S. Treasury bond interest rates. In fact, yields on the benchmark . . . → Read More: U.S. Treasuries: A Return-Free Investment?

A recent Bloomberg story called it “the biggest sell-off in Treasuries since 2010.”

That’s how the story characterized the recent and rapid backup in U.S. Treasury bond interest rates. In fact, yields on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury rose above 1.86 percent last week, up from a record low of just … [visit site to read more]