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The article reports that the European Central Bank will stop adding to its stock of government and corporate bonds at the end of December 2018, the so-called quantitative easing program it has used to hold down interest rates and encourage lending. Topics discussed include implication of the wind-down of the bond-buying program and quantitative easing as of the eurozone.

The article reports that prices for government and corporate bonds in China have slumped in December 2016. Topics mentioned include the decision of the government to temporarily restrain some trading and make emergency loans to struggling financial institutions, the decision of the Federal Reserve to raise short-term interest rates, and Beijing's efforts to wring excess money from its financial system.

The article focuses about junk and government bonds as well as highlights the risk of owning quality corporate bonds.

Several charts are presented which shows the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, the government bonds and the foreign exchange rate.

Several charts and tables are presented which provide information related to market gauges in New York as of June 22, 2013 including the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, stock market indexes, and government bond.