Rising interest rates unlikely to cause mass exodus of $3.5 trillion in U.S. fixed-income funds.

Investors have submitted $3.4 trillion of bids for the $1.12 trillion of Treasury notes and bonds sold so far this year.

That's the new bond market mantra as investors dismiss inflation risk.

That's the new bond market mantra as investors dismiss inflation risk.

Bulls and bears are butting heads over direction of the bond market; the majority of investors today expect swings in one direction or the other.

Bulls and bears are butting heads over direction of the bond market; the majority of investors today expect swings in one direction or the other.

U.S. Treasury auction of inflation-linked bonds had lowest bid-to-cover ratio in over a dozen years, reflecting expectations that inflation will remain low.

U.S. Treasury auction of inflation-linked bonds had lowest bid-to-cover ratio in over a dozen years, reflecting expectations that inflation will remain low.