There has been a lot going on in the world lately to fill up headlines, so that some important things might be slipping through the cracks. That seems to be the case with the rise in US bond yields over the last several months that have come close to a tipping point. Earlier this week, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had to come out to address the issue in the hopes to calm the markets. The last time the price of bonds was a major issue for the markets was when several banks collapsed back in March. The Fed put in what amounted to an indefinite backstop to the banking system to correct this problem. But the issue ... (full story)