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Inflation is up. Bonds are down. What does that mean?

Published May 9, 2022 at 12:33 PM CDT

Stocks fell sharply at the opening of the market on Monday. Investors are trying to find stability in a volatile market. Bonds are usually a safer investment, but even the bond market is down this year.

Here & Now’s Robin Young talks to Jill Schlesinger, business analyst at CBS News and the host of “Jill on Money” about what’s going on.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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