A Mixed Year For Bonds Ahead Of Warsh's Jackson Hole Speech

James Picerno 7.02K Followers Follow Summary The bond market has had a rocky year, but several fixed‑income sectors are posting gains so far in 2026, based on a set of ETFs through Aug. 25's close. Junk bonds and floating‑rate securities continue to lead in 2026, logging gains of 2.9% and 2.7%, respectively. The losers are concentrated in Treasuries, ranging from a 0.5% decline for a portfolio of 7–10‑year maturities to a 1.7% slide in long‑term governments. cagkansayin/iStock via Getty Images The bond market has had a rocky year, but several fixed‑income sectors are posting gains so far in 2026, based on a set of ETFs through Tuesday’s close (Aug. 25). The main downside exceptions: medium‑ and long‑term Treasuries, which are modestly in the This article was written by James Picerno 7.02K Followers Follow James Picerno is the director of analytics at The Milwaukee Co., a wealth manager that is the adviser to The Brinsmere Funds, a pair of global asset allocation ETFs. He also edits CapitalSpectator.com and The US Business Cycle Research Report (CapitalSpectator.com/premium-research). He is the author of three books, including "Quantitative Investment Portfolio Analytics In R: An Introduction To R For Modeling Portfolio Risk and Return." Previously he was a financial journalist at Bloomberg and before that at Dow Jones.