Opinions continue to diverge on the trajectory of interest rates through next year.
Treasury yields may still rise, yet bonds are becoming more attractive, managers say.
Could the highest payouts in over a decade cushion portfolios from the damage wrought by interest-rate hikes?
Trading volume has increased this year, exceeding $600 billion per day on average in recent month, boosted by investors selling Treasurys
Amid the worst bond rout in at least five decades, firms have been scrambling to hedge their positions.
Investors remain convinced that the Fed is on a course that ultimately will bring the economy to its knees.
It's getting harder and harder to buy and sell Treasurys in large quantities.
New rules will give clearinghouses a much bigger footprint in the $24 trillion dollar market for government bonds.
A hotter inflation report might force the Fed into a 100-basis-point rate hike.
The retreat of inflation from its peak isn't likely to mark a return to the price stability, the firms' strategists say.