Jeff Sommer

Interest rates for long-term Treasury bonds have surged to levels last seen in 2007, before the great financial crisis.

Intel, along with Taiwan and South Korea, are the latest winners, our columnist says. True diversification is hard to find.

Stock investors are betting that companies will make enormous profits, despite the war. But investors in bonds, including U.S. Treasuries, have other concerns.

Inflationary surges and economic slowdowns set off by the war in Iran, tariffs and other Trump policies have forced monetary officials to adjust, our columnist says.

The U.S. stock market’s quick rebound this month may be fragile, but riding out the market’s disconcerting waves has been a sound strategy.

Most stock investors have lost money during the Iran war, but returns have been splendid for the year since the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.

A rate cut in the next few months could signal major problems in the economy.

Paying taxes would feel better if the truly rich were bearing a fair share, our columnist says.