Using the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index as a guide in allocating assets across the investment grade, high yield, and emerging market asset classes. The price of bonds is inversely related to the yield, the demand curve implies that the higher the demand for bonds, the higher the yield.If, when filling out an application, a landlord asks for money to hold an apartment, it may not be clear that you are being asked for a security deposit. A primer on the basics and complexities of the global bond market. A key factor behind the ongoing strength in the economy has been the remarkably resilient labor market—which produced nearly 2 million jobs this year. This concentration has put pressure on intermediate tax-exempt bond yields while supporting longer-term bond prices.