Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ is rising — here’s how investors can protect their portfolios before it’s too late

Joseph Adinolfi Joseph Adinolfi is a markets reporter at MarketWatch.

Friday’s job report should move the Treasury market more than Venezuela developments. Here’s what to watch.

Published: Jan. 6, 2026 at 1:56 p.m. ET The Treasury market was moving in a listless fashion…

Why the record rally for small-cap stocks could run into a big problem in 2026

Last Updated: Dec. 9, 2025 at 10:13 a.m. ETFirst Published: Dec. 9, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET Wall…

Treasury market logs worst weekly rout since April, in a bad sign for borrowers

Longer-dated U.S. government debt sold off sharply this week, a bad sign for anyone looking for…

‘Misbehaving’ U.S. long bonds have this strategist looking for yield elsewhere

When Greenspan and Bernanke were hiking rates, long-term yields kept falling. Now Powell is cutting, the…

How the next Fed chair could turn bonds into a far riskier investment

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, is being touted by prediction markets as the…

Why trouble for the biggest foreign buyer of U.S. debt could ripple through America’s bond market

Published: Nov. 21, 2025 at 3:41 p.m. ET Recent developments overseas have the potential to complicate the…

Crypto, the dollar, stocks and credit are telling the Fed it needs to cut, popular strategist says

Risk-on assets are heading toward a “liquidity event” unless the Fed refills the punch bowl.

Bond market may set tone for stocks with $125 billion in Treasury auctions ahead

Published: Nov. 10, 2025 at 12:38 p.m. ET As hopes grow for a possible end to the…

Dipping bond yields will boost growth stocks over value again, strategist says

Growth stocks are the best place to be positioned in 2026 across all three markets, because…