Bond yields can also be used to evaluate risk ... puts it: "Think of a see-saw — or teeter-totter for those in the north. When one goes up, the other goes down." This is due to how yields ...

TIPS, like all bonds, operate like a seesaw. When the price of the bond rises, the yield or interest rate falls (and vice-versa). The price of TIPS bonds have been tumbling in recent weeks ...